diff --git a/srcpkgs/sift/template b/srcpkgs/sift/template
index b24d49766b..f099d710ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sift/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sift/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=sift
 version=0.9.0
 revision=9
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git-perl"
+hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="GPL-3"