diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcxxabi/template b/srcpkgs/libcxxabi/template
index a2bc3d267cc..f1ba356b785 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcxxabi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcxxabi/template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}.src"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DLIBCXXABI_LIBCXX_INCLUDES=../libcxx/include"
 make_build_args="VERBOSE=1"
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="llvm llvm-libunwind-devel"
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-as-needed -lunwind -Wl,--as-needed"
 short_desc="Low-level support for libc++ standard library"