diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-marisa-trie/template b/srcpkgs/python3-marisa-trie/template
index ab26456bd5..288e5650df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-marisa-trie/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-marisa-trie/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-marisa-trie'
 pkgname=python3-marisa-trie
 version=0.7.5
-revision=4
+revision=5
 wrksrc="marisa-trie-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 short_desc="Static memory-efficient Trie-like structures (Python3)"
 maintainer="bra1nwave <brainwave@openmailbox.org>"
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pytries/marisa-trie/master/CHANGES.
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/marisa-trie/marisa-trie-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c73bc25d868e8c4ea7aa7f1e19892db07bba2463351269b05340ccfa06eb2baf
 
+pre_build() {
+	rm -f src/marisa_trie.cpp
+	cython src/*.pyx src/*.pxd --cplus
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }