diff --git a/docker/archlinux.dockerfile b/docker/archlinux.dockerfile
index bd853ad39..ddb3c28ba 100644
--- a/docker/archlinux.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/archlinux.dockerfile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ENV COMMIT=${COMMIT}
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 # install dependencies
-# cuda, libcap, and libdrm are optional dependencies for PKGBUILD
+# cuda is an optional build-time dependency for PKGBUILD
 RUN <<_DEPS
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ pacman -Syu --disable-download-timeout --needed --noconfirm \
   cmake \
   cuda \
   git \
-  libcap \
-  libdrm \
   namcap
 _DEPS
 
diff --git a/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
index 442269826..dd4780800 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ depends=('avahi'
          'boost-libs'
          'curl'
          'libayatana-appindicator'
+         'libcap'
+         'libdrm'
          'libevdev'
          'libmfx'
          'libnotify'
@@ -35,9 +37,7 @@ makedepends=('boost'
              'make'
              'nodejs'
              'npm')
-optdepends=('cuda: NvFBC capture support'
-            'libcap'
-            'libdrm')
+optdepends=('cuda: NvFBC capture support')
 
 provides=('sunshine')