diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/template b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/template
index 26afbff0024..b70cc91780d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdevelop-python/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=3
 wrksrc="kdev-python-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/kdevpythonsupport"
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules python3 qt5-qmake python3-devel"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules tar gettext python3 qt5-qmake python3-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel qt5-devel knewstuff-devel kitemmodels-devel
  threadweaver-devel ktexteditor-devel kcmutils-devel knotifyconfig-devel
  grantlee5-devel kdevelop-devel"