diff --git a/srcpkgs/bucklespring/template b/srcpkgs/bucklespring/template
index 6e097239823..7a322ccb2b4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bucklespring/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bucklespring/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=yes
 make_build_args="PATH_AUDIO=/usr/share/${pkgname}/wav"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="alure-devel libinput-devel libXtst-devel"
+makedepends="alure-devel libXtst-devel"
 short_desc="Emulate the sound of the IBM Model-M while typing"
 maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"