diff --git a/package/v4l2loopback/Config.in b/package/v4l2loopback/Config.in
index d8ca31e577..4bfa9a4fdd 100644
--- a/package/v4l2loopback/Config.in
+++ b/package/v4l2loopback/Config.in
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_V4L2LOOPBACK
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_V4L2LOOPBACK_UTILS
 	bool "utils"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # bash
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS # bash
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BASH # runtime dependency
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO # runtime dependency
 	help
 	  Install applications to interact with v4l2-loopback devices
 	  ("virtual video devices").  Currently there is only a single
diff --git a/package/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback.mk b/package/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback.mk
index 0e1d20c0cc..a4ddf5e2d9 100644
--- a/package/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback.mk
+++ b/package/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ V4L2LOOPBACK_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 V4L2LOOPBACK_CPE_ID_PREFIX = cpe:2.3:o
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_V4L2LOOPBACK_UTILS),y)
+define V4L2LOOPBACK_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) utils
+endef
+
 define V4L2LOOPBACK_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/utils/v4l2loopback-ctl $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/v4l2loopback-ctl
 endef