diff --git a/srcpkgs/yarn-bin/template b/srcpkgs/yarn-bin/template
index 7af2890de9..a6b885a32a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yarn-bin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yarn-bin/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=yarn-bin
 version=1.21.1
 revision=1
+hostmakedepends="tar"
 depends="virtual?nodejs-runtime"
 short_desc="Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management - precompiled binaries"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"