diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
index 1119e39950e..3204a4c2b8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ long_desc="
  binary package manager. This packages includes code from a development
  branch available from https://github.com/xtraeme/xbps"
 
-broken_as_needed=yes
 conf_files="/etc/xbps-conf.plist"
 subpackages="$pkgname-static"
 provides="xbps-9999"