diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index 734dc251f10..eb2614be754 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ checksum=06c051fb6c028555a28d211cb75432bdfee0178b5e855dee439a57363a156c60
 
 efl-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
-	depends="efl>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="${makedepends} efl>=${version}_${revision}"
 	replaces="ecore-devel>=0 evas-devel>=0 edje-devel>=0 eio-devel>=0
 		emotion-devel>=0 e_dbus-devel>=0 eet-devel>=0 eina-devel>=0
 		efreet-devel>=0 embryo-devel>=0 ethumb-devel>=0 eeze-devel>=0"