diff --git a/package/bc/bc.mk b/package/bc/bc.mk
index a6446cef66..ee0e43848b 100644
--- a/package/bc/bc.mk
+++ b/package/bc/bc.mk
@@ -11,9 +11,4 @@ BC_DEPENDENCIES = host-flex
 BC_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.1+
 BC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 
-# Build after busybox so target ends up with bc's "dc" version
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-BC_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
-endif
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index d920987d11..75a2dc4c6d 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_BC),bc) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BINUTILS),binutils) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_COREUTILS),coreutils) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CPIO),cpio) \