diff --git a/srcpkgs/makedepend/template b/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
index 3b33e16d948..6fa260a7e87 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ pkgname=makedepend
 version=1.0.1
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config xproto"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="xproto"
 short_desc="A dependency generator for makefiles"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
 license="MIT"