diff --git a/srcpkgs/sift/template b/srcpkgs/sift/template
index cf5ae9eacb..f66671654e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sift/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sift/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=sift
 version=0.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git"
+hostmakedepends="git-perl"
 short_desc="A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"