diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index c9c0d0eba17..9edcb46085b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libcap
 version=2.25
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
+hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="attr-devel"
 short_desc="POSIX.1e capabilities suite"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=693c8ac51e983ee678205571ef272439d83afe62dd8e424ea14ad9790bc35162
 
-if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="gperf perl"
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" -a "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends=" gperf"
 fi
 
 do_configure() {