diff --git a/srcpkgs/minio/template b/srcpkgs/minio/template
index 58d745f326b..06cf90aec4a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/minio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/minio/template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ wrksrc=${pkgname}-RELEASE.${_version}
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/minio/minio"
 conf_files="/etc/default/minio /etc/minio/config.json"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Object storage server compatible with Amazon S3"
 maintainer="Gerardo Di Iorio <arete74@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"