diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-namespace-clean/template b/srcpkgs/perl-namespace-clean/template
index 63f5163ba12..d0406d2c3b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-namespace-clean/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-namespace-clean/template
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
-makedepends="perl"
-depends="perl-Package-Stash perl-B-Hooks-EndOfScope"
+makedepends="perl perl-Package-Stash perl-B-Hooks-EndOfScope"
+depends="${makedepends}"
 short_desc="Keep imports and functions out of your namespace"
 noarch="yes"
 maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"