diff --git a/srcpkgs/conky-cli/template b/srcpkgs/conky-cli/template
index ec4aa4ed485..81fc5425e36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/conky-cli/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/conky-cli/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DMAINTAINER_MODE=ON -DDOC_PATH=share/${pkgname}
  -DBUILD_X11=OFF -DBUILD_CURL=ON -DBUILD_XDBE=OFF -DBUILD_RSS=ON -DBUILD_WEATHER_METAR=OFF
  -DBUILD_WEATHER_XOAP=OFF -DBUILD_IMLIB2=OFF -DBUILD_WLAN=ON"
-hostmakedepends="cmake libtool pkg-config docbook2x man-db git"
+hostmakedepends="libtool pkg-config docbook2x man-db git"
 makedepends="lua-devel ncurses-devel wireless_tools-devel libglib-devel libcurl-devel libxml2-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/conky/conky.conf /etc/conky/conky_no_x11.conf"
 provides="conky-${version}_${revision}"