diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Cairo-GObject/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Cairo-GObject/template
index f1e72426388..e1f689fb4ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Cairo-GObject/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Cairo-GObject/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.005
 revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
-hostmakedepends="perl perl-ExtUtils-Depends perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig"
+hostmakedepends="perl perl-ExtUtils-Depends perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig perl-Cairo"
 makedepends="perl perl-Cairo perl-Glib cairo-devel"
 depends="perl-Cairo perl-Glib"
 short_desc="Integrate Cairo into the Glib type system"