diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgit2-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libgit2-glib/template
index b6b2e1cfccb..b3e87f3ff83 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgit2-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgit2-glib/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir true false)
  -Dvapi=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if gir vala)"
-makedepends="libglib-devel libgit2-devel python-gobject-devel"
+makedepends="libglib-devel libgit2-devel"
 short_desc="Glib wrapper library around libgit2"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"