diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/Makefile b/package/broadcom-wl/Makefile
index e8aea74962..5317e0d430 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/Makefile
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/wl
 $(call Package/broadcom-wl/Default)
-  DEPENDS+= +nvram
   TITLE:=Proprietary Broadcom wl driver config utility
 endef
 
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/nas
 $(call Package/broadcom-wl/Default)
-  DEPENDS+= +nvram 
   TITLE:=Proprietary Broadcom WPA/WPA2 authenticator
 endef
 
@@ -150,17 +148,25 @@ define Build/Compile
 		$(if $(WL_WEXT),WL_WEXT=1) \
 		modules
 
+	# NVRAM stub
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -c -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nvram/nvram_stub.o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nvram/nvram_stub.c
+
 	# Compile wlc
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wlc \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		all
+
 	# Compile libshared
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/router/shared \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I. -I$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include -Dlinux=1" \
 		all
-	$(TARGET_CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nas $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nas_exe.o $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lnvram $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/router/shared/libshared.a
+	$(TARGET_CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nas \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nas_exe.o \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nvram/nvram_stub.o \
+		$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/router/shared/libshared.a
 	$(TARGET_CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wl $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wl_exe.o
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/src/nvram/nvram_stub.c b/package/broadcom-wl/src/nvram/nvram_stub.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fdbf3406b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/src/nvram/nvram_stub.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int nvram_set(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+char *nvram_get(const char *name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int nvram_unset(const char *name)
+{
+	return -1;
+}