diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
index e18de8b7adf..bd9d81fe28d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'mdocml'
 pkgname=mdocml
 version=1.14.6
-revision=3
+revision=4
 wrksrc="mandoc-${version}"
 build_style=configure
 make_build_args="all man.cgi"
 make_check_target="regress"
-makedepends="less zlib-devel"
+hostmakedepends="less"
+makedepends="zlib-devel"
 depends="less"
 checkdepends="perl"
 conf_files="/etc/man.conf"