diff --git a/lang/luarocks/Makefile b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
index 25db0325f0..5ddc4328ac 100644
--- a/lang/luarocks/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=lua/host zip/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=lua/host
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=$(PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS)
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1