diff --git a/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn b/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
index 207504470cd3fa..8a9f6233a476f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static_library("shell") {
   output_dir = "${root_out_dir}/lib"
 
   sources = []
-  deps = []
 
   if (chip_target_style == "unix") {
     sources += [ "streamer_stdio.cpp" ]