diff --git a/mail/exim/Makefile b/mail/exim/Makefile
index 5e8bd36877..2c3a450ff2 100644
--- a/mail/exim/Makefile
+++ b/mail/exim/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ LOOKUPS:= \
 define Package/exim/Default
   SECTION:=mail
   CATEGORY:=Mail
-  DEPENDS:= +USE_GLIBC:libcrypt-compat +libdb47 +libpcre2 $(ICONV_DEPENDS) +BUILD_NLS:libidn2 +BUILD_NLS:libidn
+  DEPENDS:=+libdb47 +libpcre2 $(ICONV_DEPENDS) +BUILD_NLS:libidn2 +BUILD_NLS:libidn
   TITLE:=Exim message transfer agent
   URL:=http://www.exim.org/
   USERID:=exim=42:exim=42