diff --git a/srcpkgs/cdetect/template b/srcpkgs/cdetect/template
index b02df3a496e..e859340a9cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cdetect/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cdetect/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=0.5.4
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/xyproto/cdetect
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Detects the compiler (and version) used to compile an ELF binary"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"