diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-imageio/template b/srcpkgs/python3-imageio/template
index b6646eb3cc7..495d92bb450 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-imageio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-imageio/template
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ make_check_args="--ignore=tests/test_pillow.py --ignore=tests/test_ffmpeg.py
  -k not((test_format_manager)or(test_preferring_arbitrary)or(test_missing_format)or(test_format_hint))"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
 depends="python3-numpy python3-Pillow"
-checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-tifffile python3-psutil
- git libglvnd freeimage $depends"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-tifffile python3-psutil git libglvnd $depends"
 short_desc="Python library for reading and writing image data"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"