diff --git a/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
index 4d1238fe6..8fc26d9b8 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ if [[ "${_use_cuda::1}" == "d" ]] && pacman -Qi cuda &> /dev/null; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${_use_cuda::1}" == "t" ]]; then
-  makedepends+=('cuda')
   optdepends+=(
     'cuda: Nvidia GPU encoding support'
   )