diff --git a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
index d4aab3831f22078e94eab1d32df8ae45278af7b3..9bf96165aff49b94cbb0b869f279f5e43cdec81d 100644
--- a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/chat
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink)
   TITLE:=Establish conversation with a modem
 endef