diff --git a/package/libubox/Makefile b/package/libubox/Makefile
index 684ffca1f6d18509ca49cbfd57b9503a8f4817de..c49d6c8f577e4c7e627375bb167adcf8cc2001d8 100644
--- a/package/libubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/libubox/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define Package/libubox
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Basic utility library
-  DEPENDS:=+libjson
+  DEPENDS:=
 endef