diff --git a/srcpkgs/tolua/template b/srcpkgs/tolua/template
index a867ee27977..aa028830525 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tolua/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tolua/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=tolua
 version=5.2.0
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="lua52-devel"
 short_desc="A tool that greatly simplifies the integration of C/C++ code with Lua"
 maintainer="Antonio Malcolm <antonio@antoniomalcolm.com>"