diff --git a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
index 8db1899ed4..21fd5134c1 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
+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.