diff --git a/srcpkgs/jj/template b/srcpkgs/jj/template
index a7ffcdaa6a9..be687150291 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jj/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jj/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/tidwall/jj"
 go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/jj"
+hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="JSON Stream Editor"
 maintainer="SolitudeSF <solitudesf@protonmail.com>"
 license="MIT"