diff --git a/package/jq/jq.mk b/package/jq/jq.mk
index cc7c99ee7b..6a9dfc8eae 100644
--- a/package/jq/jq.mk
+++ b/package/jq/jq.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 #
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-JQ_VERSION = 1.3
+JQ_VERSION = 1.4
 JQ_SITE = http://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/source
-JQ_DEPENDENCIES = host-flex host-bison
 JQ_LICENSE = MIT (code), CC-BY-3.0 (documentation)
 JQ_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING