diff --git a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
index 86e57d26b2..926fd042f2 100644
--- a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
+++ b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LUAROCKS_SITE = http://luarocks.org/releases/
 LUAROCKS_LICENSE = MIT
 LUAROCKS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-HOST_LUAROCKS_DEPENDENCIES = host-lua luainterpreter
+HOST_LUAROCKS_DEPENDENCIES = host-lua
 
 LUAROCKS_CONFIG_DIR  = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/etc/luarocks
 LUAROCKS_CONFIG_FILE = $(LUAROCKS_CONFIG_DIR)/config-$(LUAINTERPRETER_ABIVER).lua