diff --git a/utils/shadow/Makefile b/utils/shadow/Makefile
index 0899248a2..8896f71ad 100644
--- a/utils/shadow/Makefile
+++ b/utils/shadow/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/shadow-utils
   $(call Package/shadow/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+ALL:shadow
 endef
 
 define Package/shadow-utils/config