diff --git a/srcpkgs/distrobuilder/template b/srcpkgs/distrobuilder/template
index fd58594e174..05f805c1ac1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/distrobuilder/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/distrobuilder/template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ wrksrc="distrobuilder-distrobuilder-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/lxc/distrobuilder"
 go_package="github.com/lxc/distrobuilder/distrobuilder"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 depends="debootstrap gnupg squashfs-tools"
 short_desc="System container image builder for LXC and LXD"
 maintainer="Robert Lowry <bobertlo@gmail.com>"