diff --git a/srcpkgs/audacity/template b/srcpkgs/audacity/template
index 715f9fb943d..1df746aae1a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/audacity/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/audacity/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname}-Audacity-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-ffmpeg=system --with-libsndfile=system --with-expat=system
  --with-libsoxr=system --with-lame=system ac_cv_path_WX_CONFIG=wx-config-gtk3"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake libtool m4"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake libtool m4 python"
 makedepends="jack-devel wxWidgets-gtk3-devel gtk+3-devel
  libmad-devel soundtouch-devel libsoxr-devel
  vamp-plugin-sdk-devel lame-devel libid3tag-devel libflac-devel
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		 ;;
 esac
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" python"
-fi
-
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/LICENSE.txt
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE