diff --git a/srcpkgs/libnxml/template b/srcpkgs/libnxml/template
index 09c4822bd8..deaa31f346 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libnxml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libnxml/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ distfiles="http://www.autistici.org/bakunin/$pkgname/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.g
 checksum="0f9460e3ba16b347001caf6843f0050f5482e36ebcb307f709259fd6575aa547"
 
 libnxml-devel_package() {
-	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version} $makedepends"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include