diff --git a/templates/webkit-gtk/template b/templates/webkit-gtk/template
index 85909ffcc09..cdc50a3f7ba 100644
--- a/templates/webkit-gtk/template
+++ b/templates/webkit-gtk/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc=webkit-${version}
 distfiles="http://www.webkitgtk.org/webkit-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-target=x11 --enable-3D-transforms
- --enable-channel-messaging --enable-svg-filters --with-font-backend=freetype"
+ --enable-channel-messaging --with-font-backend=freetype"
 short_desc="GTK2 port of the WebKit browser engine"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=2211f24bec683fc7da1a1d9c1f8f8bc71344d1950cc2e0021df969998a9c8b25