diff --git a/srcpkgs/xmldiff/template b/srcpkgs/xmldiff/template
index 5512194209c..213024e9956 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xmldiff/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xmldiff/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'xmldiff'
 pkgname=xmldiff
 version=0.6.10
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel libxslt openjade"
 depends="libxslt openjade"
 pycompile_module="xmldiff"
@@ -11,9 +12,6 @@ homepage="http://www.logilab.org/project/xmldiff/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://ftp.logilab.org/pub/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=83aba252df2f760c8bf008b9c5d3080911eab2d2b39c371d3b47f67abf4b4ec5
-long_desc="
- A python tool that figures out the differences between two similar XML files,
- in the same way the diff(1) utility does it."
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1