diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index 9b849bb1120..5d225ce6f94 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.71.1
 revision=1
 _cargo_revision=0.72.2
 build_helper=rust
-hostmakedepends="cargo-bootstrap rust python3 curl cmake pkg-config zlib-devel"
+hostmakedepends="cargo-bootstrap rust python3 curl pkg-config zlib-devel"
 makedepends="rust libcurl-devel openssl-devel"
 depends="rust"
 short_desc="Rust package manager"