diff --git a/srcpkgs/avidemux/template b/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
index 932eab202e7..3cf0520008f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/avidemux/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 # Can't be compiled for aarch64, arm* or mips*
 archs="x86_64* i686*"
 wrksrc="${pkgname}_${version}"
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config qt5-host-tools qt5-devel yasm"
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config qt5-host-tools qt5-devel tar yasm"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel faac-devel faad2-devel gettext-devel jack-devel glu-devel
  lame-devel libass-devel libdca-devel libvorbis-devel libXv-devel
  vapoursynth-devel libmp4v2-devel sqlite-devel libva-devel libvdpau-devel