diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpv/template b/srcpkgs/mpv/template
index 56d42e00db..30d37f5268 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpv/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ configure_args="--prefix=/usr --confdir=/etc/mpv --disable-lircc --disable-joyst
  --disable-coreaudio --disable-portaudio --disable-ossaudio --disable-sdl
  --disable-sdl2 --disable-wayland"
 
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="which pkg-config python-docutils"
 makedepends="ffmpeg-devel libass-devel lcms2-devel libXinerama-devel libquvi-devel
  mpg123-devel libXv-devel libxkbcommon-devel libva-devel libvdpau-devel alsa-lib-devel
  libbluray-devel libcdio-devel libdvdread-devel pulseaudio-devel MesaLib-devel