diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index d9f0028591..8e8042b8b4 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif
 $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(BUSYBOX_SITE)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE)
 
-busybox-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE) $(BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE) dependencies
+busybox-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE) $(BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE)
 
 $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE)
 	$(BUSYBOX_UNZIP) $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE) | tar -C $(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -