diff --git a/srcpkgs/serd/template b/srcpkgs/serd/template
index a0ef6d5c530..42281d35452 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/serd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/serd/template
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-devel lib$pkgname"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libserd
 
+Add_dependency build python
+Add_dependency build coreutils
+
 do_configure()
 {
 	./waf configure --prefix=/usr