diff --git a/srcpkgs/public-inbox/template b/srcpkgs/public-inbox/template
index 014d5703fee..e21a38e6f64 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/public-inbox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/public-inbox/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ archs=noarch
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version/pre/-pre}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl perl-URI"
-makedepends="perl"
+makedepends="perl perl-Email-MIME"
 depends="git perl perl-DBD-SQLite perl-Danga-Socket perl-Email-MIME
  perl-Email-MIME-ContentType perl-Email-Simple perl-Filesys-Notify-Simple
  perl-HTTP-Date perl-Inline-C perl-Net-Server perl-Plack