diff --git a/srcpkgs/make/template b/srcpkgs/make/template
index cb687ebee3..a2aff1c78c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/make/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/make/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="$(vopt_with guile)"
-hostmakedepends="$(vopt_if guile pkg-config)"
+hostmakedepends="$(vopt_if guile pkg-config) xz"
 makedepends="$(vopt_if guile 'gc-devel guile-devel')"
 short_desc="The GNU make system"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"