diff --git a/srcpkgs/libsasl/template b/srcpkgs/libsasl/template
index 5a1749d668..3a038f85b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libsasl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libsasl/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-cram --enable-digest --enable-auth-sasldb
  --with-configdir=/etc/sasl2:/etc/sasl:/usr/lib/sasl2
  --disable-otp --disable-srp --disable-srp-setpass --disable-krb4
  --with-devrandom=/dev/random"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool mit-krb5-devel pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="db-devel"
 wrksrc="cyrus-sasl-${version}"
 short_desc="Cyrus SASL - runtime shared libraries"