diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlt/template b/srcpkgs/mlt/template
index a3bf1d53e38..06aaddc3a62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mlt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlt/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-gpl --enable-gpl3 --disable-swfdec --without-kde
  --swig-languages=python"
-hostmakedepends="doxygen pkg-config ladspa-sdk swig python"
+hostmakedepends="doxygen pkg-config ladspa-sdk swig python which"
 # XXX: movit vid.stab
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel ffmpeg-devel gtk+-devel jack-devel ladspa-sdk
  libexif-devel libsamplerate-devel libxml2-devel sox-devel SDL_image-devel