diff --git a/net/openvswitch/Makefile b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
index 8887a5619..65f1237bc 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ endef
 define Package/openvswitch-python
   $(call Package/openvswitch/Default)
   TITLE:=Open vSwitch Python Support
-  DEPENDS:=+openvswitch +PACKAGE_openvswitch-python:python +PACKAGE_openvswitch-python:python-six
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_openvswitch-python:python +PACKAGE_openvswitch-python:python-six
 endef
 
 define Package/openvswitch-python/description