diff --git a/srcpkgs/clipit/template b/srcpkgs/clipit/template
index 33b4ee3f06..4a377333fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clipit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clipit/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=clipit
 version=1.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends=""
+hostmakedepends="intltool pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel librsvg-devel"
 short_desc="lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"