diff --git a/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template b/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
index a3331685fee..bac69fc4782 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.5
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-pam-service-name=system-auth"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config git automake"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake"
 makedepends="libX11-devel pam-devel"
 short_desc="An X11 screen locker designed with the primary goal of security"
 maintainer="Sean R. Lang <srlang@ncsu.edu>"