diff --git a/srcpkgs/alfred-json/template b/srcpkgs/alfred-json/template
index 4c237a6d1d8..01e3ad57050 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alfred-json/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alfred-json/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=alfred-json
 version=0.3.1
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="jansson-devel zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Simple alfred client with JSON output"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"