diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 20459f123a..fe36cb3918 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_DCRON),dcron) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_DEBIANUTILS),debianutils) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_DIFFUTILS),diffutils) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_DOS2UNIX),dos2unix) \
diff --git a/package/dcron/dcron.mk b/package/dcron/dcron.mk
index 7e81b63803..2ee0709af5 100644
--- a/package/dcron/dcron.mk
+++ b/package/dcron/dcron.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ DCRON_SITE = http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/releases
 # The source code does not specify the version of the GPL that is used.
 DCRON_LICENSE = GPL
 
-# Overwrite cron-related Busybox commands if available
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-DCRON_DEPENDENCIES = busybox
-endif
-
 define DCRON_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 endef