diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.7.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.7.1.bb
index 66c8f2d053..e213cd2c60 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.7.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.7.1.bb
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ SRC_URI = "\
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-DEPENDS = "sysfsutils"
-
 CVE_PRODUCT = "kernel:bridge-utils"
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep update-alternatives