diff --git a/package/libvirt/Config.in b/package/libvirt/Config.in
index 103d1b9543..b91b8e2c1c 100644
--- a/package/libvirt/Config.in
+++ b/package/libvirt/Config.in
@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT_DAEMON
 	bool "libvirtd"
 	default y
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD # nmap
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DNSMASQ
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EBTABLES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPTABLES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPROUTE2
 	# These are required because there is no way to unequivocally select a modern netcat
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NMAP      if !BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NMAP_NCAT if !BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD if !BR2_PACKAGE_NMAP_NCAT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_RADVD
 	help
 	  Build the libvirt daemon (libvirtd) otherwise build only the