diff --git a/srcpkgs/akonadi/template b/srcpkgs/akonadi/template
index 17b93ac1c6c..288aeb6b102 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/akonadi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/akonadi/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.13.0
 revision=5
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DAKONADI_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DINSTALL_QSQLITE_IN_QT_PREFIX=TRUE -DDATABASE_BACKEND=SQLITE -DWITH_SOPRANO=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="cmake automoc4 pkg-config libxslt"
+hostmakedepends="automoc4 pkg-config libxslt"
 makedepends="shared-mime-info sqlite-devel boost-devel qt-devel phonon-devel"
 depends="shared-mime-info"
 short_desc="PIM layer providing an asynchronous API to access all kinds of PIM data"