diff --git a/srcpkgs/lxde/template b/srcpkgs/lxde/template
index dd1c27ab92c..583e9144b73 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lxde/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lxde/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=lxde
 version=0.5.0
 revision=6
 build_style=meta
-makedepends="
+depends="
 	openbox
 	pcmanfm>=1.2
 	lxde-icon-theme
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ makedepends="
 	gpicview
 	xdg-utils
 	xdg-user-dirs"
-depends="${makedepends}"
 short_desc="The LXDE meta-package"
 homepage="http://lxde.org"
 license="GPL-2"