diff --git a/net/ntpd/Makefile b/net/ntpd/Makefile
index 00be227393..2b6496431a 100644
--- a/net/ntpd/Makefile
+++ b/net/ntpd/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=00df80a84ec9528fcfb09498075525bc
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libelf1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_LIBTOOL_PATHS:=. sntp
 PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0