diff --git a/package/ripgrep/Config.in b/package/ripgrep/Config.in
index 5446ad046c..0ea2902b34 100644
--- a/package/ripgrep/Config.in
+++ b/package/ripgrep/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RIPGREP
 	bool "ripgrep"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_CARGO
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC
 	help
 	  ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that
 	  recursively searches your current directory
diff --git a/package/ripgrep/ripgrep.mk b/package/ripgrep/ripgrep.mk
index 0bb7017a96..832c076f26 100644
--- a/package/ripgrep/ripgrep.mk
+++ b/package/ripgrep/ripgrep.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RIPGREP_SITE = $(call github,burntsushi,ripgrep,$(RIPGREP_VERSION))
 RIPGREP_LICENSE = MIT
 RIPGREP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE-MIT
 
-RIPGREP_DEPENDENCIES = host-cargo
+RIPGREP_DEPENDENCIES = host-rustc
 RIPGREP_CARGO_ENV = CARGO_HOME=$(HOST_DIR)/share/cargo
 RIPGREP_CARGO_MODE = $(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),debug,release)