diff --git a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
index ab8780b83d..beeaa53c22 100644
--- a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ $(call Package/ppp/Default)
   DEPENDS:=+kmod-ppp
   TITLE:=PPP daemon (with multilink support)
   VARIANT:=multilink
-  PROVIDES:=ppp
 endef
 
 define Package/ppp/description
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-pppoa
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp +linux-atm +kmod-pppoa
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink) +linux-atm +kmod-pppoa
   TITLE:=PPPoA plugin
 endef
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-pppoe
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp +kmod-pppoe
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink) +kmod-pppoe
   TITLE:=PPPoE plugin
 endef
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-radius
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink)
   TITLE:=RADIUS plugin
 endef
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-pppol2tp
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp +kmod-pppol2tp
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink) +kmod-pppol2tp
   TITLE:=PPPoL2TP plugin
 endef
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-pptp
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp +kmod-pptp +kmod-mppe +resolveip
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink) +kmod-pptp +kmod-mppe +resolveip
   TITLE:=PPtP plugin
 endef
 
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp-mod-passwordfd
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink)
   TITLE:=pap/chap secret from filedescriptor
 endef
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/pppdump
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink)
   TITLE:=Read PPP record file
 endef
 
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/pppstats
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink)
   TITLE:=Report PPP statistics
 endef
 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/pppoe-discovery
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=ppp +ppp-mod-pppoe
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_ppp||PACKAGE_ppp-multilink) +ppp-mod-pppoe
   TITLE:=Perform a PPPoE-discovery process
 endef