diff --git a/package/iucode-tool/iucode-tool.mk b/package/iucode-tool/iucode-tool.mk
index 568692c46c..596ad268b7 100644
--- a/package/iucode-tool/iucode-tool.mk
+++ b/package/iucode-tool/iucode-tool.mk
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 IUCODE_TOOL_VERSION = 2.3.1
 IUCODE_TOOL_SOURCE = iucode-tool_$(IUCODE_TOOL_VERSION).tar.xz
 IUCODE_TOOL_SITE = https://gitlab.com/iucode-tool/releases/raw/master
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),y)
-IUCODE_TOOL_DEPENDENCIES = argp-standalone
-endif
+IUCODE_TOOL_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),argp-standalone)
 IUCODE_TOOL_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 IUCODE_TOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 IUCODE_TOOL_CPE_ID_VENDOR = iucode-tool_project