diff --git a/srcpkgs/ppsspp/template b/srcpkgs/ppsspp/template
index a209210bc70..d26d14df2a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ppsspp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ppsspp/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DHEADLESS=1"
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel libpng-devel SDL2-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="A fast and portable PSP emulator"