diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibc/template b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
index 1e6638a3bfb..66a8bf996e0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ force_debug_pkgs=yes
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="bison perl"
 fi
-makedepends="kernel-libc-headers>=3.17"
+makedepends="kernel-libc-headers"
 build_options="systemd"
 
 do_configure() {