diff --git a/srcpkgs/tig/template b/srcpkgs/tig/template
index 4b63d2c263..0095627609 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tig/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=1.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 make_install_args="install-doc-man"
+hostmakedepends="xmlto asciidoc"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel git"
 short_desc="Text-mode interface for Git"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"