diff --git a/package/wvstreams/wvstreams.mk b/package/wvstreams/wvstreams.mk
index b4f7d8929..41155a740 100644
--- a/package/wvstreams/wvstreams.mk
+++ b/package/wvstreams/wvstreams.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ WVSTREAMS_CONF_OPT += \
 	--with-openssl \
 	--with-zlib \
 	--without-pam \
-	--disable-warnings
+	--disable-warnings \
+	--without-tcl
 
 # needed for openssl detection when statically linking (as ssl needs lz)
 WVSTREAMS_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-lz
@@ -38,13 +39,6 @@ else
 	WVSTREAMS_CONF_OPT += --without-dbus
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TCL),y)
-	WVSTREAMS_DEPENDENCIES += tcl
-	WVSTREAMS_CONF_OPT += --with-tcl
-else
-	WVSTREAMS_CONF_OPT += --without-tcl
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT),y)
 	WVSTREAMS_DEPENDENCIES += qt
 	WVSTREAMS_CONF_OPT += --with-qt