diff --git a/tools/elfutils/Makefile b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
index 2f4dd8f2530..d49bc07f27f 100644
--- a/tools/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:elfutils_project:elfutils
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
-HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=argp-standalone/host musl-fts/host
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \