diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index c6c7b03ab3..bbf3834e0d 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_SYSKLOGD),sysklogd) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSLOG_NG),syslog-ng) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),systemd) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSVINIT),sysvinit) \
diff --git a/package/sysklogd/sysklogd.mk b/package/sysklogd/sysklogd.mk
index 1c8259a9af..c4f064c10b 100644
--- a/package/sysklogd/sysklogd.mk
+++ b/package/sysklogd/sysklogd.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ SYSKLOGD_SITE = http://www.infodrom.org/projects/sysklogd/download
 SYSKLOGD_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 SYSKLOGD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-# Override BusyBox implementations if BusyBox is enabled.
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-SYSKLOGD_DEPENDENCIES = busybox
-endif
-
 # Override SKFLAGS which is used as CFLAGS.
 define SYSKLOGD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) SKFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DSYSV" \