diff --git a/main/postmarketos-initramfs/APKBUILD b/main/postmarketos-initramfs/APKBUILD
index 2293f5360..61e8921a2 100644
--- a/main/postmarketos-initramfs/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/postmarketos-initramfs/APKBUILD
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ url="https://postmarketos.org"
 options="!check"  # no tests
 provides="postmarketos-ramdisk=$pkgver-r$pkgrel"
 provider_priority=10
-makedepends="
-	postmarketos-base-nofde
-"
 depends="
 	beebzzr
 	blkid
@@ -41,9 +38,6 @@ depends="
 	xfsprogs-extra
 	xz
 	"
-makedepends="
-	postmarketos-base-nofde
-"
 source="
 	00-default.modules
 	00-default-extra.modules