diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 6d86f170e9..80e26b5900 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ endif
 
 busybox: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/busybox
 
-busybox-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE) $(BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE)
+busybox-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE)
 
 busybox-unpacked: $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.unpacked