diff --git a/srcpkgs/khelpcenter/template b/srcpkgs/khelpcenter/template
index d49f9a93571..c4df9a3dae2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/khelpcenter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/khelpcenter/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.
 checksum=526c89e46cace9e8afb4e748f9bbf0d105472a4cc4a6d8bb821e8b9b88ab0f73
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" kconfig kdoctools python qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
+	hostmakedepends+=" kconfig kdoctools python3 qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
 	configure_args+=" -DXAPIAN_LIBRARIES=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/libxapian.so
 	 -DXAPIAN_INCLUDE_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -DXAPIAN_FOUND=TRUE"
 fi