diff --git a/net/nbd/Makefile b/net/nbd/Makefile
index 66557bad2..787bc0200 100644
--- a/net/nbd/Makefile
+++ b/net/nbd/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 # -liconv due to glib2, to be revisited later
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=gettext
-
 define Package/nbd
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network