diff --git a/libs/botan/Makefile b/libs/botan/Makefile
index ebd9c6dc9..59d1b517e 100644
--- a/libs/botan/Makefile
+++ b/libs/botan/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define Package/libbotan
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE+= (library)
   ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
-  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpthread
+  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpthread @!arc
 endef
 
 define Package/libbotan/description