diff --git a/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile b/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
index 82310d4c2..b88b2c43e 100644
--- a/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node-arduino-firmata/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=16e76007edf218d72df590adbd711ac6b7432845
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=node
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=node/host
 PKG_NODE_VERSION:=0.12.7
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>