diff --git a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
index 04d1c6c267..0085d1b72d 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_SHA256="519c0932e1a8b208741f0fdce90aa5c0b528dd297cf337009bf63539846ac056"
 PKG_LICENSE="Apache"
 PKG_SITE="http://mesonbuild.com"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host pathlib:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="High productivity build system"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"