diff --git a/srcpkgs/avidemux/template b/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
index 898a8bbed0..39ab1e7fff 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.6.11
 revision=1
 _beta=beta1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}_${version}${_beta}"
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config $(vopt_if qt qt5-qmake) yasm"
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config qt5-qmake yasm"
 # XXX: MesaLib-devel, libva-devel, libvdpau-devel, etc. and make display output work
 makedepends="faac-devel faad2-devel gettext-devel jack-devel
  lame-devel libass-devel libdca-devel libvorbis-devel libvpx-devel libXv-devel