diff --git a/srcpkgs/ghq/template b/srcpkgs/ghq/template
index 50202b42a26..fbe3c19e451 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ghq/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ghq/template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/x-motemen/ghq
 go_package="$go_import_path"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 depends="git"
 short_desc="Remote repository management made easy"
 maintainer="Dominic Monroe <monroef4@googlemail.com>"