diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnumeric/template b/srcpkgs/gnumeric/template
index 3ecb4327592..dc0df9bf17c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnumeric/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnumeric/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/gnumeric/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gnumeric/${version%.*}/gnumeric-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=54def8f93ab4858e2ed6499e2731c4393c1e94993696c944bd755a7a0879146d
 
+# This isn't a direct dependency but when soname bumping perl it will
+# cause build failures
+makedepends+=" perl-XML-Parser"
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
 	configure_args+=" --without-perl"