diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index ef3df946ded..a05659e5c91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ checksum=4930b2886309112c00a279483eaef2f0f8e1b1b62010e0239c16b22af7c346d4
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="flex perl"
-	makedepends="libfl-devel"
 fi
 
 makedepends+=" zlib-devel"