diff --git a/srcpkgs/namecoin/template b/srcpkgs/namecoin/template
index dedbabf3276..0c80529e76d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/namecoin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/namecoin/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--with-incompatible-bdb --disable-static
  --enable-hardening --with-boost=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config yasm automake libtool"
 makedepends="libevent-devel db-devel protobuf-devel boost-devel
- miniupnpc-devel libevent-devel qrencode-devel"
+ miniupnpc-devel qrencode-devel"
 short_desc="Distributed key/value database"
 maintainer="ananteris <ananteris@protonmail.ch>"
 license="MIT"