diff --git a/srcpkgs/dumb/template b/srcpkgs/dumb/template
index c3e97bb601a..056d30cbb02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dumb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dumb/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ build_wrksrc=${_library_wrksrc}/cmake
 
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON"
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 short_desc="IT, XM, S3M and MOD player library"
 maintainer="beefcurtains <beefcurtains@users.noreply.github.com>"
 license="BSD"