diff --git a/package/agentpp/agentpp.mk b/package/agentpp/agentpp.mk
index 46cdc1d1a..3656fb110 100644
--- a/package/agentpp/agentpp.mk
+++ b/package/agentpp/agentpp.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ AGENTPP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf snmppp
 AGENTPP_CONF_OPT += \
 	--disable-proxy \
 	--disable-forwarder \
-	--disable-rpath \
-	--disable-dependency-tracking
+	--disable-rpath
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
index af202b4cf..07a134778 100644
--- a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
+++ b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ COREUTILS_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_c_restrict=no \
 		PERL=missing
 
 COREUTILS_CONF_OPT = --disable-rpath \
-		--disable-dependency-tracking \
 		--enable-install-program=hostname
 
 define COREUTILS_POST_INSTALL
diff --git a/package/iperf/iperf.mk b/package/iperf/iperf.mk
index c570d67dc..1e5606ed8 100644
--- a/package/iperf/iperf.mk
+++ b/package/iperf/iperf.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ IPERF_CONF_ENV = \
 	ac_cv_sizeof_bool=1
 
 IPERF_CONF_OPT = \
-	--disable-dependency-tracking \
 	--disable-web100
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/metacity/metacity.mk b/package/metacity/metacity.mk
index 6ded5d1d9..60c62509b 100644
--- a/package/metacity/metacity.mk
+++ b/package/metacity/metacity.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ METACITY_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 METACITY_CONF_OPT = --x-includes=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/X11 \
 		--x-libraries=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
 		--disable-glibtest --disable-gconf \
-		--disable-dependency-tracking \
 		--disable-sm --disable-startup-notification
 
 METACITY_DEPENDENCIES = libgtk2 \
diff --git a/package/mysql/mysql.mk b/package/mysql/mysql.mk
index 08028608f..e5124d5ec 100644
--- a/package/mysql/mysql.mk
+++ b/package/mysql/mysql.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ HOST_MYSQL_CONF_OPT = \
 
 MYSQL_CONF_OPT += \
 	--localstatedir=/var/mysql \
-	--disable-dependency-tracking \
 	--with-atomic-ops=up \
 	--with-embedded-server \
 	--without-query-cache \