diff --git a/package/udev/Makefile b/package/udev/Makefile
index 4b6219abf7..86e305cde5 100644
--- a/package/udev/Makefile
+++ b/package/udev/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ endef
 define Package/udevextras
 $(call Package/udev)
   TITLE:=Utilities for udev scripts, for general device discovery
-  DEPENDS:=udev
   MENU:=1
 endef