diff --git a/srcpkgs/exa/template b/srcpkgs/exa/template
index 2a2af04ee57..8afb34c61be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exa/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exa/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=exa
 version=0.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libgit2-devel"
 short_desc="Modern replacement for ls"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"