diff --git a/srcpkgs/packer/template b/srcpkgs/packer/template
index e778cd30405..c4fa3424b5b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/packer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/packer/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replaces="packer-bin>=0"
 short_desc="Create identical multiplatform machine images from a single source"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git-perl"
+hostmakedepends="git"
 license="MPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.packer.io"
 go_import_path="github.com/mitchellh/packer"