diff --git a/package/lvm2/Config.in b/package/lvm2/Config.in
index cc740dd40c..5d19f78b8a 100644
--- a/package/lvm2/Config.in
+++ b/package/lvm2/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # needs fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # It fails to build statically
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAIO
 	help
 	  This is LVM2, the rewrite of The Linux Logical Volume Manager.
 	  LVM supports enterprise level volume management of disk and
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2_STANDARD_INSTALL
 	default y
 	# http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2016-August/170592.html
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAIO
 	help
 	  Install the standard suite of lvm2 programs. When this option
 	  is not set, only dmsetup is installed.
diff --git a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
index 9caf99eb9b..474ea30bdc 100644
--- a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
+++ b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LVM2_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-nls \
 	--with-symvers=no
 
-LVM2_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf libaio
+LVM2_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf
 
 # LVM2 uses autoconf, but not automake, and the build system does not
 # take into account the toolchain passed at configure time.
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ LVM2_CONF_OPTS += --disable-selinux
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2_STANDARD_INSTALL),y)
+LVM2_DEPENDENCIES += libaio
 LVM2_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS += install
 LVM2_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS += install
 ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)