diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index 67f2b82710..16c51e3fa4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ long_desc="
  faster. Cmp has been moved into this package from the GNU textutils package.
  These programs are usually used for creating patch files."
 
-base_chroot=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc