diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5/template b/srcpkgs/kate5/template
index 73d5d3a0fa0..792191adcb2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kate5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kate5/template
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ checksum=f60b52e5a6a78920ac703a458f1eaf0ced02ffcd8b5f2d49de9a48674eeb007c
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"
-	hostmakedepends+=" kauth-devel kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel kpackage-devel kdoctools python qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
+	hostmakedepends+=" kauth-devel kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel kpackage-devel kdoctools python3 qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
 fi