diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpgme/template b/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
index d1ec29c93c9..b7213432cbd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-fd-passing --with-gpg=/usr/bin/gpg
  --with-g13=/usr/bin/g13 --with-libgpg-error-prefix=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr
  --with-libassuan-prefix=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr"
 hostmakedepends="gnupg"
-makedepends="libgpg-error-devel libassuan-devel"
+makedepends="libgpg-error-devel libassuan-devel gnupg"
 depends="libassuan>=2.0.3 gnupg"
 short_desc="GnuPG Made Easy"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"