diff --git a/packages/protobuf/build.sh b/packages/protobuf/build.sh
index a73eed371..1e9e03ad1 100755
--- a/packages/protobuf/build.sh
+++ b/packages/protobuf/build.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,3 @@ TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v${TERMUX
 # Build a host build first and use the host build protoc:
 TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD=yes
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-protoc=$TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD_DIR/src/protoc"
-# Link against libgnustl_shared.so so that other C++ programs that
-# uses protobuf (e.g. mosh) may use libgnustl_shared.so.
-TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libgnustl"
-
-LDFLAGS+=" -lgnustl_shared"