diff --git a/srcpkgs/hyphen/template b/srcpkgs/hyphen/template
index a2421961caa..ac5f780590b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hyphen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hyphen/template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hyphen-tools_package() {
 }
 
 hyphen-devel_package() {
-	depends="hyphen>=${version}_${revision} $makedepends"
+	depends="hyphen>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include