diff --git a/srcpkgs/webcat/template b/srcpkgs/webcat/template
index a6941a5011e..024a4afd985 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webcat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webcat/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.0
 revision=12
 go_import_path="github.com/thypon/webcat"
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git-perl"
+hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="WebSocket Netcat"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="GPL-3"