diff --git a/media-libs/sdl_ttf/sdl_ttf-2.0.11.recipe b/media-libs/sdl_ttf/sdl_ttf-2.0.11.recipe
index ac128bf4e..13c77e3ab 100644
--- a/media-libs/sdl_ttf/sdl_ttf-2.0.11.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/sdl_ttf/sdl_ttf-2.0.11.recipe
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:sdl_config$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:freetype_config$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libz
 	"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="SDL_ttf-$portVersion"