diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
index 3a3472e6355..1528c31fba9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Add_dependency build proplib-devel
 Add_dependency build libarchive-devel
 Add_dependency build openssl-devel
 Add_dependency build libfetch-devel
-Add_dependency build pkg-config
 
 do_fetch()
 {