diff --git a/package/librpc/Makefile b/package/librpc/Makefile
index 5dc6162763..96a7b7c702 100644
--- a/package/librpc/Makefile
+++ b/package/librpc/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define Package/librpc
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=uClibc RPC library
-  DEPENDS:=@USE_UCLIBC
+  MDEPENDS:=@USE_UCLIBC
 endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_USE_UCLIBC