diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgdb/template b/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
index dcdd7a97a3..bf75df74a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_rl_version=6.3
  ac_cv_file__proc_self_status=yes"
-hostmakedepends="flex"
+hostmakedepends="flex texinfo"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 depends="gdb"
 short_desc="Curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger"