diff --git a/srcpkgs/packer/template b/srcpkgs/packer/template
index b4b3b0dda8b..26c2592bc9e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/packer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/packer/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replaces="packer-bin>=0"
 short_desc="Create identical multiplatform machine images from a single source"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git"
+hostmakedepends="git-perl"
 license="MPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.packer.io"
 go_import_path="github.com/mitchellh/packer"