diff --git a/package/kismet/Config.in b/package/kismet/Config.in
index 5b19406016..ca8fe0a16c 100644
--- a/package/kismet/Config.in
+++ b/package/kismet/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KISMET
 	tristate
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_SERVER || BR2_PACKAGE_CLIENT || BR2_PACKAGE_DRONE
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UCLIBCXX
 	default n
diff --git a/package/nmap/Config.in b/package/nmap/Config.in
index d26a100fbf..75bef4abc5 100644
--- a/package/nmap/Config.in
+++ b/package/nmap/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NMAP
 	tristate "Nmap"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCRE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UCLIBCXX