diff --git a/srcpkgs/clucene/template b/srcpkgs/clucene/template
index 3c3cfc2b235..85116c25bac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clucene/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clucene/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_ASCII_MODE=OFF -DENABLE_PACKAGING=OFF
  -DBUILD_CONTRIBS_LIB:BOOL=ON -DLIB_DESTINATION:PATH=/usr/lib
  -DLUCENE_SYS_INCLUDES:PATH=/usr/include -DDISABLE_MULTITHREADING=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel boost-devel"
 short_desc="Text search engine written in C++"
 homepage="http://clucene.sourceforge.net/"