diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index 2c7c5b51eff..c8e0d113e42 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=5.38.0
 revision=1
 _perl_cross_version=1.5
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="less"
 makedepends="zlib-devel bzip2-devel gdbm-devel db-devel"
 depends="less"
 checkdepends="iana-etc perl-AnyEvent perl-Test-Pod procps-ng"