diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-terminal/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-terminal/template
index e3eb3a5c2c..303ad85bdb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-terminal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-terminal/template
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ version=3.38.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-nautilus-extension"
-hostmakedepends="appdata-tools glib-devel intltool itstool
- pkg-config docbook-xsl libxslt"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel intltool itstool pkg-config docbook-xsl libxslt"
 makedepends="dconf-devel gnome-shell gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
  nautilus-devel vte3-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"