diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-hoedown/template b/srcpkgs/python3-hoedown/template
index 6164ee9f32..95843689b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-hoedown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-hoedown/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-hoedown'
 pkgname=python3-hoedown
 version=0.3.0
-revision=4
+revision=5
 wrksrc="hoedown-$version"
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 short_desc="Python3 binding for hoedown, a markdown parsing library"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/h/hoedown/hoedown-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f987998271adbba8cae3d622ebaa566d72e86f0c5af73131a819f7da6ccbeb90
 conflicts="python-hoedown>=0"
+
+post_extract() {
+	rm -f hoedownpy/hoedown.c
+}
+
+pre_build() {
+	python3 setup.py compile_cython
+}