diff --git a/srcpkgs/kde-workspace/template b/srcpkgs/kde-workspace/template
index 437d1531eb9..993c78bdc9f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kde-workspace/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kde-workspace/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ configure_args="-Wno-dev -DKDE4_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DSYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR=/etc
  -DWITH_CkConnector=ON"
 
 # XXX prison.
-hostmakedepends="cmake automoc4 pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automoc4 pkg-config"
 makedepends="libressl-devel qt-devel phonon-devel libdbusmenu-qt-devel strigi-devel
  qt-webkit-devel kdelibs-devel kactivities-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel
  qimageblitz-devel xcb-util-image-devel xcb-util-renderutil-devel boost-devel