diff --git a/package/devel/perf/Makefile b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
index bde94416ae..aa478a0431 100644
--- a/package/devel/perf/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/perf
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
-  DEPENDS:= +libcap +libelf +libdw +PACKAGE_libunwind:libunwind +libpthread +librt +objdump @!IN_SDK @!TARGET_arc770 @KERNEL_PERF_EVENTS
+  DEPENDS:= +libelf +libdw +PACKAGE_libunwind:libunwind +libpthread +librt +objdump @!IN_SDK @!TARGET_arc770 @KERNEL_PERF_EVENTS
   TITLE:=Linux performance monitoring tool
   VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   URL:=http://www.kernel.org
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	NO_LIBAUDIT=1 \
 	NO_LIBCRYPTO=1 \
 	NO_LIBUNWIND=1 \
+	NO_LIBCAP=1 \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 	LD="$(TARGET_CROSS)ld" \