diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-isodate/template b/srcpkgs/python-isodate/template
index b87ddeddd8d..b073c6dae9e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-isodate/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-isodate/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python-isodate'
 pkgname=python-isodate
 version=0.4.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="isodate-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel"
 noarch="yes"
 pycompile_module="isodate"
@@ -14,7 +15,3 @@ license="BSD"
 homepage="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/isodate"
 distfiles="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/i/isodate/isodate-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=45b84949e4d1ef4c9e55e4516bf7c33707e8007b80bf62fc887d3c7320ab400b
-long_desc="
- This module implements ISO 8601 date, time and duration parsing. The
- implementation follows ISO8601:2004 standard, and implements only date/time
- representations mentioned in the standard."