diff --git a/common/options.description b/common/options.description
index f23f29f74c..0d4ad4495f 100644
--- a/common/options.description
+++ b/common/options.description
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ desc_option_gnome="Enable support for GNOME"
 desc_option_gnutls="Enable support for SSL with gnutls"
 desc_option_gssapi="Enable support for GSSAPI"
 desc_option_gstreamer="Enable support for GStreamer"
+desc_option_guile="Enable support for Guile lang"
 desc_option_ffmpeg="Enable support for FFmpeg"
 desc_option_harfbuzz="enable support for Harfbuzz"
 desc_option_idn="Enable support for IDN"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/make/template b/srcpkgs/make/template
index 0427c440eb..86cf4a5c3a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/make/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/make/template
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Template build file for 'make'
 pkgname=make
 version=4.2.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-guile"
+build_options=guile
+configure_args="$(vopt_with guile)"
+hostmakedepends="$(vopt_if guile pkg-config)"
+makedepends="$(vopt_if guile 'gc-devel guile-devel')"
 short_desc="The GNU make system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/make"