diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpgf/template b/srcpkgs/libpgf/template
index 6509d2dad1b..ad52aa3afdb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpgf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpgf/template
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
 homepage="http://www.libpgf.org"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 short_desc="Library for working with PGF (Progresive Graphics File) images"
-
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="automake autoconf libtool"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${version}-latest/${pkgname}-src-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="bda5995d80762966a25fca3f6a9821f4458657aa87d8631c014c166ae09258eb"
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"