diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmpdclient/template b/srcpkgs/libmpdclient/template
index 6ec0da1d1db..a2b7731bc7a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmpdclient/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmpdclient/template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ build_style=meson
 short_desc="Asynchronous API library for interfacing MPD"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
-hostmakedepends="meson"
 homepage="http://www.musicpd.org/libs/libmpdclient/"
 distfiles="http://www.musicpd.org/download/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=5115bd52bc20a707c1ecc7587e6389c17305348e2132a66cf767c62fc55ed45d