diff --git a/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/Config.in b/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/Config.in
index 83722c0a..4579e07f 100644
--- a/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/Config.in
+++ b/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UCI
 	bool "uci tools"
 	default n
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUBOX
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
 	help
-		Ubox tools.
+		Ubox configuration tools.
diff --git a/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/uci.mk b/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/uci.mk
index 9d8e6b0b..020630d4 100644
--- a/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/uci.mk
+++ b/bsp/buildroot_external/package/uci/uci.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ UCI_SITE = $(TOPDIR)/../../src/3P/uci/builders/cmake
 UCI_SITE_METHOD = local
 UCI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-UCI_DEPENDENCIES = libnl libubox ubus
+UCI_DEPENDENCIES = libubox ubus
 
 UCI_CONF = SRC_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/../..