diff --git a/srcpkgs/neovim/template b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
index 9b66151c587..5d91729103f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/neovim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'neovim'
 pkgname=neovim
-version=0.1.5
+version=0.1.6
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_JEMALLOC=0"
-hostmakedepends="lua51-lpeg lua51-mpack lua51-BitOp"
+hostmakedepends="gperf lua51-lpeg lua51-mpack lua51-BitOp"
 makedepends="libtermkey-devel libuv-devel libvterm-devel msgpack-devel"
 short_desc="Fork of Vim aiming to improve user experience, plugins and GUIs"
 maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0, GPL-2"
 homepage="http://neovim.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f286ff7994ef1835272285425d65804063f112c91925fee3ef8865282a6d2b7e
+checksum=a9fe7aadd38ef015f82ec340f6b6c0629d02c9ca4d85352db0934ae511d2f02a
 
 # XXX: neovim needs host bin to generate helptags at build time.
 nocross=yes