diff --git a/srcpkgs/tdb/template b/srcpkgs/tdb/template
index 7ab74df741..472684ca17 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tdb/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 subpackages="libtdb tdb-devel tdb-python"
 
+Add_dependency build coreutils
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build python-devel
 Add_dependency build libxslt