diff --git a/srcpkgs/elfinfo/template b/srcpkgs/elfinfo/template
index 189d842b001..b354ced06d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elfinfo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elfinfo/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=1.1.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/xyproto/elfinfo
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Emit basic information about an ELF file"
 maintainer="Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"