diff --git a/srcpkgs/xapps/template b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
index 11c4400e856..9fe6e6935f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xapps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.2.14
 revision=2
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel gnome-common pkg-config vala python3 gettext"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config vala python3 gettext"
 makedepends="gettext-devel libgnomekbd-devel python3-gobject-devel
  libdbusmenu-gtk3-devel"
 depends="inxi xfconf"