diff --git a/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template b/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
index 394025185ed..a4a54ec3a6e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ license="Public Domain"
 
 only_for_archs="armv7l"
 depends="virtual?ntp-daemon sun7i-kernel bananapi-uboot"
-hostmakedepends="sunxi-tools"
 
 do_install() {
 	# Load the sunxi-gmac module by default.