diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 36527ce24e..270dcc1416 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_TFTPD),tftpd) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_TRACEROUTE),traceroute) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_UNZIP),unzip) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_USBUTILS),usbutils) \
diff --git a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
index 78df835aa5..c42456afd1 100644
--- a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
+++ b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ TFTPD_SOURCE = tftp-hpa-$(TFTPD_VERSION).tar.xz
 TFTPD_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/software/network/tftp/tftp-hpa
 TFTPD_CONF_OPTS = --without-tcpwrappers
 
-# Override BusyBox implementations if BusyBox is enabled.
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-TFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
-endif
-
 define TFTPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/tftp/tftp $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/tftp
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/tftpd/tftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/tftpd