diff --git a/srcpkgs/baloo/template b/srcpkgs/baloo/template
index 102eadf66e3..53b2e4429d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/baloo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/baloo/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=4.14.3
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-Wno-dev -DKDE4_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="cmake automoc4 pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automoc4 pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel qt-devel phonon-devel kdelibs-devel
  kdepimlibs-devel xapian-core-devel qjson-devel akonadi-devel
  kfilemetadata-devel boost-devel"