diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index 4657697bac..5634f8a1a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ distfiles="ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz
 checksum=e1cae65d8febf2579be37c255d2e058715785ead481a4e6a4357a06aff84721f
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends=+= "pam-devel"
+	hostmakedepends+=" pam-devel"
 fi
 
 do_build() {