diff --git a/srcpkgs/glfw/template b/srcpkgs/glfw/template
index 40c760f3d1a..2c964273e4a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glfw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glfw/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=glfw
 version=3.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="MesaLib-devel libXrandr-devel libXi-devel glu-devel libXcursor-devel
  libXinerama-devel"
 short_desc="Multi-platform library for creating windows with OpenGL contexts"