diff --git a/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template b/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
index ef15931ef00..b13bb7ee56a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/include-what-you-use/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DIWYU_LLVM_ROOT_PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr "
+hostmakedepends="python3"
 makedepends="clang clang-tools-extra llvm ncurses-devel zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Analyze #includes in C and C++ source files"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"