diff --git a/srcpkgs/flex/template b/srcpkgs/flex/template
index e36874fda96..5f7bffc625e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flex/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=flex
 version=2.5.37
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="help2man"
+hostmakedepends="help2man"
 fulldepends="bison"
 depends="libfl-devel>=${version}"
 subpackages="libfl-devel"