diff --git a/package/qpdf/Config.in b/package/qpdf/Config.in
index 87a3192c5e..3a4fa6072c 100644
--- a/package/qpdf/Config.in
+++ b/package/qpdf/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QPDF
 	bool "qpdf"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
 	help
diff --git a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
index 728ecc9289..7dfc7acd70 100644
--- a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
+++ b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ QPDF_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/qpdf/qpdf/$(QPDF_VERSION)
 QPDF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 QPDF_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 or Artistic-2.0
 QPDF_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt Artistic-2.0
-QPDF_DEPENDENCIES = pcre zlib jpeg
+QPDF_DEPENDENCIES = zlib jpeg
 
 QPDF_CONF_OPTS = --without-random