diff --git a/srcpkgs/make/template b/srcpkgs/make/template
index 80ad1bb3a6c..d11cb864ada 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/make/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/make/template
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/make/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=d6e262bf3601b42d2b1e4ef8310029e1dcf20083c5446b4b7aa67081fdffc589
 
 # This should be temporary until upstream releases a new version with fixes
-hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel pkg-config"
+if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel pkg-config"
+fi
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }