diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template b/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
index d6b50e864ef..9f2ce955f18 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ version=0.20.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="httpx-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 short_desc="Next generation HTTP client for Python"
 maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
-homepage="www.python-httpx.org"
+homepage="https://www.python-httpx.org"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/h/httpx/httpx-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=09606d630f070d07f9ff28104fbcea429ea0014c1e89ac90b4d8de8286c40e7b
 make_check=no # no tests included