diff --git a/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
index ce4aa205013..8c48d4c7cd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.9.7
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DWANT_LRDF=ON -DWANT_CPPUNIT=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libsndfile-devel libarchive-devel liblrdf-devel
  pulseaudio-devel jack-devel qt-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"