diff --git a/srcpkgs/phorward/template b/srcpkgs/phorward/template
index b748becf362..40c7f35cea0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/phorward/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/phorward/template
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ checksum=6e359e5398b59f4db4d6fabb641a8336563aecca8e7af2de9016c9f81c305c55
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-source"
 
 phorward-devel_package() {
-	depends="phorward>=-${version}_${revision}
-		libphorward>=${version}-${revision}"
+	depends="phorward>=${version}_${revision}
+		libphorward>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"