diff --git a/srcpkgs/syncthing/template b/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
index 10166603a68..d1cdcc490bb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syncthing/template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ go_package="
  ${go_import_path}/cmd/syncthing"
 go_build_tags="noupgrade"
 go_ldflags="-X github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/build.Version=v${version}"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Open Source Continuous File Synchronization"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MPL-2.0"