diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/Config.in b/package/dhcpcd/Config.in
index dbde548db0..ddbc6f4781 100644
--- a/package/dhcpcd/Config.in
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DHCPCD
 	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	bool "dhcpcd"
 	help
 	  An RFC2131 compliant DHCP client
diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
index 5296db8744..13810f3a46 100644
--- a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ DHCPCD_SOURCE = dhcpcd-$(DHCPCD_VERSION).tar.bz2
 DHCPCD_SITE = http://roy.marples.name/downloads/dhcpcd/
 DHCPCD_LICENSE = BSD-2c
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_USE_MMU),)
-	DHCPCD_CONFIG_OPT += --disable-fork
-endif
-
 define DHCPCD_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 	./configure \