diff --git a/srcpkgs/libparserutils/template b/srcpkgs/libparserutils/template
index 991a45b29d..b3b748a2b6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libparserutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libparserutils/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=libparserutils
 version=0.1.2
 revision=1
-hostmakedepends="netsurf-buildsystem"
+hostmakedepends="perl netsurf-buildsystem"
 short_desc="Library for building efficient parsers, written in C"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 homepage="http://www.netsurf-browser.org"