diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtool/template b/srcpkgs/libtool/template
index a9a37e5cfcb..1cdc2649b96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtool/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libtool
 version=2.4.6
 revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="texinfo perl automake help2man"
+hostmakedepends="texinfo perl automake help2man xz"
 depends="tar sed"
 short_desc="Generic library support script"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"