diff --git a/srcpkgs/swig/template b/srcpkgs/swig/template
index 0a86c22ff38..994b7acbb8b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/swig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/swig/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=4.3.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-pcre2-prefix=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
-hostmakedepends="bison boost-devel"
+hostmakedepends="bison"
 makedepends="zlib-devel pcre2-devel"
 short_desc="Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"