diff --git a/srcpkgs/pyyaml/template b/srcpkgs/pyyaml/template
index 78c4c5f67f..89af77dcce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pyyaml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pyyaml/template
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="PyYAML-${version}"
 distfiles="http://${pkgname}.org/download/${pkgname}/PyYAML-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=python-module
-fulldepends="python"
-makedepends="libyaml-devel"
+makedepends="libyaml-devel python-devel"
 short_desc="YAML parser and emitter for Python."
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 homepage="http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAML"
@@ -30,4 +29,3 @@ long_desc="
  - relatively sensible error messages."
 
 pycompile_module="pyyaml"
-