diff --git a/package/exfatprogs/exfatprogs.mk b/package/exfatprogs/exfatprogs.mk
index 2911d21f4f..44679c7d60 100644
--- a/package/exfatprogs/exfatprogs.mk
+++ b/package/exfatprogs/exfatprogs.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ EXFATPROGS_SOURCE = exfatprogs-$(EXFATPROGS_VERSION).tar.xz
 EXFATPROGS_SITE = https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs/releases/download/$(EXFATPROGS_VERSION)
 EXFATPROGS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 EXFATPROGS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-EXFATPROGS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
-HOST_EXFATPROGS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))