diff --git a/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile b/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
index e78c6f20ac..d1c9e206c4 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define Package/nftables
   CATEGORY:=Network
   SUBMENU:=Firewall
   TITLE:=nftables packet filtering userspace utility
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nft-core +kmod-nft-nat +libnftnl
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nft-core +libnftnl
   URL:=http://netfilter.org/projects/nftables/
 endef