diff --git a/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in b/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
index 8f33a635c8..f8ce52f844 100644
--- a/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYZMQ
 	  http://zeromq.org/bindings:python
 
 comment "python-pyzmq needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	depends on !(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS)