diff --git a/package/pistache/Config.in b/package/pistache/Config.in
index 806c27077a..53a4b73a58 100644
--- a/package/pistache/Config.in
+++ b/package/pistache/Config.in
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PISTACHE
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_RAPIDJSON
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_RAPIDJSON
 	help
 	  Pistache is a modern and elegant HTTP and REST framework
 	  for C++. It is entirely written in pure C++17 and provides
diff --git a/package/pistache/pistache.mk b/package/pistache/pistache.mk
index 65d9b2412c..f4de5e3b2a 100644
--- a/package/pistache/pistache.mk
+++ b/package/pistache/pistache.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PISTACHE_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 PISTACHE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 PISTACHE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-PISTACHE_DEPENDENCIES += rapidjson
+PISTACHE_DEPENDENCIES = rapidjson
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 PISTACHE_DEPENDENCIES += openssl