diff --git a/srcpkgs/libappindicator/template b/srcpkgs/libappindicator/template
index 89eff6765b..c57f9a10f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libappindicator/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libappindicator/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=12.10.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=3"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel glib-devel glib-networking libdbusmenu-glib-devel
  libdbusmenu-gtk3-devel libindicator-devel dbus-glib-devel python-devel
  python-gobject2-devel pygtk-devel"