diff --git a/sys-power/rog-daemon/rog-daemon-2.1.0.ebuild b/sys-power/rog-daemon/rog-daemon-2.1.0.ebuild
index 6e9c2ef222..392cf4d69d 100644
--- a/sys-power/rog-daemon/rog-daemon-2.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-power/rog-daemon/rog-daemon-2.1.0.ebuild
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 IUSE="systemd +profile +fan-curve +mux +panel-od"
 
-BDEPEND="dev-build/meson"
-
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(usex "systemd" "-Dinit=systemd" "-Dinit=openrc")