diff --git a/package/lshw/Config.in b/package/lshw/Config.in
index 3caac66c72..5e0e47b6e2 100644
--- a/package/lshw/Config.in
+++ b/package/lshw/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LSHW
 	bool "lshw"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HWDATA # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HWDATA_PCI_IDS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HWDATA_USB_IDS
 	help
 	  lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide
 	  detailed information on the hardware configuration of the
diff --git a/package/lshw/lshw.mk b/package/lshw/lshw.mk
index 9b52b09167..4195c073e2 100644
--- a/package/lshw/lshw.mk
+++ b/package/lshw/lshw.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ endef
 define LSHW_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(LSHW_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 		$(LSHW_MAKE_OPTS) install
+	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/lshw
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))