diff --git a/package/opkg-utils/opkg-utils.mk b/package/opkg-utils/opkg-utils.mk
index 16b3b74d12..93d909b951 100644
--- a/package/opkg-utils/opkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/opkg-utils/opkg-utils.mk
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ OPKG_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 HOST_OPKG_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_PYTHON3_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 
-define HOST_OPKG_UTILS_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
-endef
-
+# Nothing to build; only scripts to install.
 define HOST_OPKG_UTILS_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) install-utils
 endef