diff --git a/srcpkgs/compton-conf/template b/srcpkgs/compton-conf/template
index a0ad6c121aa..417c51b7d6c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/compton-conf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/compton-conf/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.2.1
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DPULL_TRANSLATIONS=0"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools qt5-tools"
 makedepends="lxqt-build-tools liblxqt-devel libconfig-devel"
 depends="compton-git desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="LXQt GUI configuration tool for compton"