diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-src-git/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-src-git/template
index a5e7070646f..4acc7fbb357 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-src-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-src-git/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ noextract=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr ETCDIR=/etc/xbps"
 make_install_args="PREFIX=/usr ETCDIR=/etc/xbps"
-depends="gcc-c++ make bison gettext texinfo patch perl>=0 fakeroot libcap-progs xbps-static"
+depends="gcc-c++ make bison gettext texinfo patch perl fakeroot libcap-progs xbps-static"
 makedepends="libcap-devel"
 fulldepends="git"
 provides="xbps-src-9999"