diff --git a/srcpkgs/curl/template b/srcpkgs/curl/template
index 46a1388c000..8f9026309bf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/curl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/curl/template
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'curl'
 pkgname=curl
 version=7.77.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=8 --enable-threaded-resolver --enable-ipv6
  $(vopt_with rtmp) $(vopt_with gssapi) $(vopt_enable ldap) $(vopt_with gnutls)
  $(vopt_enable ldap ldaps) $(vopt_with ssh libssh2) $(vopt_with ssl) $(vopt_with zstd)
- --with-ca-bundle=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt --without-libidn2"
-hostmakedepends="groff perl pkg-config"
+ --with-ca-bundle=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt --without-libidn2
+ ac_cv_path_NROFF=/usr/bin/mandoc"
+# Use mdocml instead of groff to generate builtin manual to avoid cyclic
+# dependencies.
+hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config mdocml"
 makedepends="nghttp2-devel zlib-devel $(vopt_if gnutls 'gnutls-devel')
  $(vopt_if gssapi 'mit-krb5-devel') $(vopt_if ldap 'libldap-devel')
  $(vopt_if rtmp 'librtmp-devel') $(vopt_if ssh 'libssh2-devel')
  $(vopt_if ssl 'openssl-devel') $(vopt_if zstd 'libzstd-devel')"
 depends="ca-certificates"
 # openssh isn't in checkdepends, because test 581 locks up
-checkdepends="perl python3 stunnel nghttp2 groff"
+checkdepends="python3 stunnel nghttp2"
 short_desc="Client that groks URLs"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"