diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 4387d069a1..ad1bcf3034 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define ROOTFS_TARGET_INTERNAL
 
 # extra deps
 ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-fakeroot host-makedevs \
-	$$(if $$(PACKAGES_USERS),host-mkpasswd)
+	$$(if $$(PACKAGES_USERS)$$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES),host-mkpasswd)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)_GZIP),y)
 ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT = .gz