diff --git a/srcpkgs/sile/template b/srcpkgs/sile/template
index 3d47b117466..8e9f28786b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sile/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sile/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/simoncozens/sile/releases/download/v${version}/sil
 checksum=60cdcc4509971973feab352dfc1a86217cc1fdb12d56823f04d863afef92003a
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" lua51 lua51-lpeg luaexpat lua51-zlib luafilesystem
+	hostmakedepends+=" lua51 lua51-devel lua51-lpeg luaexpat lua51-zlib luafilesystem
 	 luasocket lua51-luasec"
 fi