diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index 7f335998c..6876d6f18 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ MPFR_SOURCE = mpfr-$(MPFR_VERSION).tar.bz2
 MPFR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 MPFR_DEPENDENCIES = gmp
 MPFR_MAKE_OPT = RANLIB=$(TARGET_RANLIB)
-HOST_MPFR_DEPENDENCIES = host-gmp
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,host))