diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flux-core/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flux-core/package.py
index 1df4c07b83a..3d6ce024d94 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flux-core/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flux-core/package.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class FluxCore(AutotoolsPackage):
     # Note that if you install with this variant, it is
     # recommended to create a view and then a broker.toml that
     # has the path to flux-imp generated by flux-security
-    depends_on("flux-security", type="build", when="+security")
+    depends_on("flux-security", when="+security")
 
     # Need autotools when building on master:
     depends_on("autoconf", type="build", when="@master")