diff --git a/srcpkgs/flightgear/template b/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
index fe38199ee7c..1d4973919aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2016.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DFG_DATA_DIR:STRING=/usr/share/flightgear/fgdata"
-hostmakedepends="cmake fltk pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="fltk pkg-config"
 makedepends="MesaLib-devel boost-devel freealut-devel libfreeglut-devel fltk-devel
  libgsm-devel speex-devel sqlite-devel osg-devel plib-devel libcurl-devel simgear
  $(vopt_if qt qt5-devel)"