diff --git a/srcpkgs/fwupd/template b/srcpkgs/fwupd/template
index 960dbaa7787..45320dee307 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fwupd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fwupd/template
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		configure_args+=" -Dplugin_nvme=false"
 		configure_args+=" -Dplugin_dell=false"
 		;;
-	*) makedepends+= " gnu-efi-libs libefivar-devel" ;;
+	*) makedepends+=" gnu-efi-libs libefivar-devel" ;;
 esac
 
 fwupd-devel_package() {