diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcec/template b/srcpkgs/libcec/template
index b74c9de1bbf..cf145da46d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcec/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.1.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config libtool swig"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config libtool swig"
 makedepends="eudev-libudev-devel lockdev-devel p8-platform-devel libXrandr-devel
  lockdev-devel python-devel"
 short_desc="USB CEC Adapter communication Library"