diff --git a/srcpkgs/ftjam/template b/srcpkgs/ftjam/template
index 3365026e347..d4651d4bb81 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ftjam/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ftjam/template
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'ftjam'
 pkgname=ftjam
 version=2.5.3rc2
-homepage="http://freetype.org/jam/"
-distfiles="http://david.freetype.org/jam/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-build_style=gnu-configure
 revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="bison"
 short_desc="An enhanced version of the Jam build tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="ftjam - /usr/share/licenses/ftjam/LICENSE"
 provides="jam-${version}"
 replaces="jam>=0"
+homepage="http://freetype.org/jam/"
+distfiles="http://david.freetype.org/jam/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=a9f8a274049893a4d1f1ad82f7b04f3ebc2554635dd606185e20ba97cb4d64ec
 long_desc="
  This if FT-Jam, a simple derivative of the Jam build tool, based and