diff --git a/srcpkgs/ebook-tools/template b/srcpkgs/ebook-tools/template
index 0e140e39028..afdf513f6a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ebook-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ebook-tools/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=ebook-tools
 version=0.2.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="libxml2-devel libzip-devel"
 short_desc="Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"