diff --git a/utils/smartmontools/Makefile b/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
index 7b446cb3aa..f5086c9d7c 100644
--- a/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/smartd
   $(call Package/smartmontools/Default)
-  DEPENDS+= +rsync
   TITLE+= Daemon
 endef