diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pmw/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pmw/template
index 7ace077e610..27a57956266 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pmw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pmw/template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license="MIT"
 maintainer="Brenton Horne <brentonhorne77@gmail.com>"
 wrksrc=Pmw-${version}
 build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel tk-devel"
 depends="tk python3"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/P/Pmw/Pmw-${version}.tar.gz"