diff --git a/srcpkgs/ndhc/template b/srcpkgs/ndhc/template
index eb4b38f7089..8fb1b71a798 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ndhc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ndhc/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 make_dirs="/var/lib/ndhc/state 0755 root root
  /var/lib/ndhc/jail/dev 0755 root root"
-hostmakedepends="cmake ragel"
+hostmakedepends="ragel"
 makedepends="libcap-devel"
 short_desc="Privilege-seperated secure DHCPv4 client"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"