diff --git a/srcpkgs/minisign/template b/srcpkgs/minisign/template
index b502ceeaab2..f86361d85db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/minisign/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/minisign/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=minisign
 version=0.9
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libsodium-devel"
 short_desc="Simple tool to sign files and verify signatures"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"