diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index c87bcec0e4..1d3d202f53 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BUSYBOX_LDFLAGS = \
 
 # Packages that provide commands that may also be busybox applets:
 BUSYBOX_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NTP),ntp) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PCIUTILS),pciutils) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NG),procps-ng) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PSMISC),psmisc) \
diff --git a/package/ntp/ntp.mk b/package/ntp/ntp.mk
index 77bb33a42f..674c368395 100644
--- a/package/ntp/ntp.mk
+++ b/package/ntp/ntp.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 NTP_VERSION_MAJOR = 4.2
 NTP_VERSION = $(NTP_VERSION_MAJOR).8p11
 NTP_SITE = https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-$(NTP_VERSION_MAJOR)
-NTP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevent $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
+NTP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevent
 NTP_LICENSE = NTP
 NTP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYRIGHT
 NTP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_lib_md5_MD5Init=no