diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Lchown/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Lchown/template
index e37a59b84e0..aa0d5c26a9b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Lchown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Lchown/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ wrksrc="Lchown-${version}"
 revision=4
 build_style=perl-ModuleBuild
 hostmakedepends="perl>=5.20"
-makedepends="${makedepends}"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
 depends="${makedepends}"
 short_desc="Perl module interface to the lchown() system call"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"