diff --git a/package/network/utils/dpdk/Makefile b/package/network/utils/dpdk/Makefile
index 7bf2bf8dc..934093a15 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/dpdk/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/dpdk/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ PKG_SOURCE := dpdk-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL := http://static.dpdk.org/rel
 PKG_HASH := 1e12499b4c5fcdb57c83e5fe184ea6becddf7cf092893c2c5ef2efb0eec12f0b
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:= meson/host
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/meson.mk