diff --git a/package/opencv/Config.in b/package/opencv/Config.in
index ccde5cb349..217243d568 100644
--- a/package/opencv/Config.in
+++ b/package/opencv/Config.in
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CONTRIB
 	help
 	  Include opencv_contrib module into the OpenCV build.
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CORE
-	bool "core"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Include opencv_core module into the OpenCV build.
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_FEATURES2D
 	bool "features2d"
 	default y
diff --git a/package/opencv/opencv.mk b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
index 732bc0cc55..42f9b0a51f 100644
--- a/package/opencv/opencv.mk
+++ b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OPENCV_CONF_OPT += \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_androidcamera=OFF                                        \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_calib3d=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CALIB3D),ON,OFF)   \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_contrib=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CONTRIB),ON,OFF)   \
-	-DBUILD_opencv_core=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CORE),ON,OFF)         \
+	-DBUILD_opencv_core=ON                                                  \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_features2d=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_FEATURES2D),ON,OFF) \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_flann=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_FLANN),ON,OFF)       \
 	-DBUILD_opencv_gpu=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_GPU),ON,OFF)           \