diff --git a/srcpkgs/synergy/template b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
index 7e2a56a0bf5..2f5897fff57 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synergy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.8.5
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-stable"
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake unzip pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="unzip pkg-config"
 makedepends="avahi-compat-libs-devel libcurl-devel
  libSM-devel libXext-devel libXrandr-devel libXtst-devel libXinerama-devel"
 short_desc="Share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers"