diff --git a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
index 89aeced2ada..51b4e38c61b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=2.0.1a
 revision=3
 _githash=93f6e11c95f9e7a0c00d3a70c744b22d9a931127
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="libcurl-devel MesaLib-devel freetype-devel freeimage-devel
  SDL2-devel eigen boost-devel"
 short_desc="A flexible emulator front-end"