diff --git a/srcpkgs/make/template b/srcpkgs/make/template
index d6fd30961ac..4625abcaaab 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/make/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/make/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 
 # This should be temporary until upstream releases a new version with fixes
 if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel pkg-config"
+	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel pkg-config tar"
 fi
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi