diff --git a/utils/sane-backends/Makefile b/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
index df94f7733..db607171f 100644
--- a/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
+++ b/utils/sane-backends/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ $(call Package/sane-backends/Default)
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE+= (drivers)
   DEPENDS:=+ALL:sane-backends-all
-  BUILDONLY:=1
 endef
 
 define Package/sane-backends/description