diff --git a/package/read-edid/Config.in b/package/read-edid/Config.in
index bdcb7a7d2e..f1ad1c4979 100644
--- a/package/read-edid/Config.in
+++ b/package/read-edid/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_READ_EDID
 	bool "read-edid"
-	depends on BR2_i386
 	help
 	  Read-edid is a pair of tools for reading the EDID from a
 	  monitor.  It should work with most monitors made since 1996
@@ -11,4 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_READ_EDID
 	  which turns the raw binary information into an
 	  XF86Config-compatible monitor section.
 
+	  Notice that the get-edid tool is only available on x86.
+
 	  http://polypux.org/projects/read-edid/
diff --git a/package/read-edid/read-edid.mk b/package/read-edid/read-edid.mk
index 54064d38db..f047e79b8d 100644
--- a/package/read-edid/read-edid.mk
+++ b/package/read-edid/read-edid.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ define READ_EDID_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
-define READ_EDID_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/get-edid $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/get-edid
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/parse-edid $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/parse-edid
-endef
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))