diff --git a/srcpkgs/autoconf/template b/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
index a924bcb137..a30708e389 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template build file for 'autoconf'.
 pkgname=autoconf
 version=2.69
-revision=2
+revision=3
 noarch=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="perl>=0"
+hostmakedepends="perl"
 depends="gawk diffutils m4"
 short_desc="Generates automatic source code configuration scripts"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"