diff --git a/srcpkgs/ponysay/template b/srcpkgs/ponysay/template
index 6c1c0fb5cfd..900ff4d94c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ponysay/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ponysay/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=ponysay
 version=3.0.3
 revision=2
 archs=noarch
-hostmakedepends="python3"
+hostmakedepends="python3 texinfo"
 depends="python3"
 short_desc="Pony rewrite of cowsay"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"