diff --git a/package/fuse/Makefile b/package/fuse/Makefile
index 779b911d3..9c5acc7cd 100644
--- a/package/fuse/Makefile
+++ b/package/fuse/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $(call Package/fuse/Default)
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE+= (library)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fuse +libpthread +USE_EGLIBC:librt
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fuse +libpthread
   SUBMENU:=Filesystem
 endef