diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33c87b5ebb..925d6e4aec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ export LC_ALL = C
 export GZIP = -n
 BR2_VERSION_GIT_EPOCH = $(shell GIT_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/.git $(GIT) log -1 --format=%at)
 export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH ?= $(if $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/.git),$(BR2_VERSION_GIT_EPOCH),$(BR2_VERSION_EPOCH))
-DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ += host-fakedate
 endif
 
 # To put more focus on warnings, be less verbose as default
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index bc4882235f..6d1f267328 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -555,24 +555,30 @@ ifneq ($(1),host-skeleton)
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-skeleton
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton,$(1)),)
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-fakedate,$(1)),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_TAR_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip,$(1)),)
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate,$(1)),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_XZCAT_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip,$(1)),)
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate,$(1)),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_LZIP_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
-ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-ccache,$(1)),)
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate host-ccache,$(1)),)
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-ccache
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_REPRODUCIBLE),y)
+ifeq ($(filter host-skeleton host-fakedate,$(1)),)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-fakedate
+endif
+endif
+
 # Eliminate duplicates in dependencies
 $(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_DEPENDENCIES))
 $(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES))