diff --git a/srcpkgs/dkms/template b/srcpkgs/dkms/template
index f6b5035e8a0..664f899abb9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dkms/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dkms/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=dkms
 version=2.8.3
 revision=2
 conf_files="/etc/dkms/framework.conf"
-depends="bash kmod gcc make coreutils linux-headers"
+depends="bash kmod gcc make coreutils"
 short_desc="Dynamic Kernel Modules System"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ homepage="https://github.com/dell/dkms"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0fcbb2691aa8231927b000edf3594d2798211c3944fd4a2a8b1864aa1c06eaaf
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	# Too many competing kernels for arm* to depend on linux-headers
+	arm*) ;;
+	*) depends+=" linux-headers" ;;
+esac
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	depends+=" libressl-devel gmp-devel libada-devel libmpc-devel flex"
 fi