diff --git a/srcpkgs/iotop/template b/srcpkgs/iotop/template
index 8be229c3fbc..f565aac9d88 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iotop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iotop/template
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ version=0.6
 revision=4
 noarch="yes"
 build_style=python-module
-makedepends="python"
-depends="${makedepends}"
+hostmakedepends="python"
+depends="${hostmakedepends}"
 pycompile_module="iotop"
 short_desc="View I/O usage of processes"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"