diff --git a/srcpkgs/bomi/template b/srcpkgs/bomi/template
index 2e47eafb75d..241b03b84bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bomi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bomi/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=14
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--disable-systemd --release --prefix=/usr"
 # does not build using py3.8 because of waf issues
-hostmakedepends="python pkg-config curl perl"
+hostmakedepends="python pkg-config curl perl which"
 makedepends="qt5-devel MesaLib-devel ffmpeg-devel mpg123-devel libass-devel
  libdvdread-devel libdvdnav-devel libbluray-devel icu-devel libxcb-devel
  xcb-util-wm-devel libva-devel libva-glx-devel alsa-lib-devel libvdpau-devel