diff --git a/srcpkgs/micropython/template b/srcpkgs/micropython/template
index 860e48ff3b6..de77e7cc8da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/micropython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/micropython/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=1.3.10
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="-C unix"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python libffi-devel readline-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python"
+makedepends="libffi-devel readline-devel"
 short_desc="Python for embedded systems"
 maintainer="necrophcodr <necrophcodr@necrophcodr.me>"
 license="MIT"