diff --git a/srcpkgs/aqemu/template b/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
index cf6bab74f9..3cba22e469 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=0.9.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DWITHOUT_EMBEDDED_DISPLAY=1"
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="qt5-devel qemu desktop-file-utils"
 depends="qemu desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="GUI to QEMU and KVM emulators, written in Qt4"