diff --git a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
index ebd8f9b337..b9f60d8151 100644
--- a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
+++ b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ IPMITOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 IPMITOOL_CPE_ID_VENDOR = ipmitool_project
 # From git
 IPMITOOL_AUTORECONF = YES
+IPMITOOL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREEIPMI),y)
 IPMITOOL_DEPENDENCIES += freeipmi
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-intf-usb
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_IPMISHELL),y)
-IPMITOOL_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf readline
+IPMITOOL_DEPENDENCIES += readline
 IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-ipmishell
 else
 IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-ipmishell