diff --git a/srcpkgs/p8-platform/template b/srcpkgs/p8-platform/template
index 135e75cd32a..bab5afbad2e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/p8-platform/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/p8-platform/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=p8-platform
 version=2.0.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 short_desc="Platform support library used by libCEC (Pulse Eight Edition)"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2"