diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index bbf665d657..74f5ea0759 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ define Package/libelf
   $(call Package/elfutils/Default)
   DEPENDS:=$(INTL_DEPENDS) +zlib
   TITLE+= (libelf)
-  PROVIDES:=libelf1
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_NLS),y)