diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk4/template b/srcpkgs/gtk4/template
index d8ee60abe06..ced5a1ff276 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtk4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk4/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ hostmakedepends="gettext-devel glib-devel gi-docgen perl
  pkg-config sassc gettext libxslt docbook-xsl python3-docutils
  $(vopt_if wayland 'wayland-devel wayland-protocols') shaderc"
 makedepends="at-spi2-atk-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel libepoxy-devel pango-devel
- iso-codes graphene-devel gst-plugins-bad1-devel ffmpeg-devel
+ iso-codes graphene-devel gst-plugins-bad1-devel
  $(vopt_if colord 'colord-devel') $(vopt_if cups 'cups-devel')
  $(vopt_if wayland 'libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel wayland-protocols MesaLib-devel')
  $(vopt_if x11 'libXcursor-devel libXdamage-devel libXext-devel libXinerama-devel libXi-devel libXrandr-devel libXcomposite-devel')