diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-X11-Protocol/template b/srcpkgs/perl-X11-Protocol/template
index c4d0401205..e43cddb4f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-X11-Protocol/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-X11-Protocol/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="perl"
 depends="perl"
 noarch=yes
 short_desc='X11::Protocol - Rough equivalent of Xlib'