diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
index 3d92bce67e..0a19ff5aca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.14.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gnome-distributor=void"
-hostmakedepends="which pkg-config intltool itstool gnome-doc-utils gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool gnome-doc-utils gobject-introspection"
 makedepends="libxkbfile-devel gtk+3-devel gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel>=3.14
  xkeyboard-config iso-codes"
 depends="gsettings-desktop-schemas>=3.14 xkeyboard-config iso-codes"