diff --git a/lang/silq/Makefile b/lang/silq/Makefile
index 6f10fd113302..8e53a2d4f284 100644
--- a/lang/silq/Makefile
+++ b/lang/silq/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	unknown status of the D language compiler (lang/ldc) on ${ARCH}
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	ldmd2:lang/ldc \
-		llvm${LLVM_VERSION}>0:devel/llvm${LLVM_VERSION}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	ldmd2:lang/ldc
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 
@@ -25,15 +24,13 @@ GH_TUPLE=	eth-sri:silq:e9750cb \
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
-LLVM_VERSION=	10
-
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 do-build:
-		cd ${WRKSRC}; ldmd2 -O -inline -J. -Jlibrary *.d ast/*.d util/*.d -linker=lld${LLVM_VERSION} -of=silq
+		cd ${WRKSRC}; ldmd2 -O -inline -J. -Jlibrary *.d ast/*.d util/*.d -of=silq
 
 do-test:
-		cd ${WRKSRC}/test; ldmd2 -O runtests.d -linker=lld${LLVM_VERSION} -of=runtests
+		cd ${WRKSRC}/test; ldmd2 -O runtests.d -of=runtests
 		cd ${WRKSRC}/test; ./runtests
 
 do-install: