diff --git a/package/tcl/tcl.mk b/package/tcl/tcl.mk
index a1153c7231..a2ac8e6c83 100644
--- a/package/tcl/tcl.mk
+++ b/package/tcl/tcl.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ TCL_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += TCL_REMOVE_EXTRA
 TCL_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE),sqlite) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_MYSQL),mysql) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_POSTGRESQL),postgresql)
-HOST_TCL_DEPENDENCIES =
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))