diff --git a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
index b295c981c1c..27eb544860d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=util-linux
 version=2.34
 revision=4
-hostmakedepends="automake bison gettext-devel libtool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake bison gettext-devel libtool pkg-config xz"
 makedepends="libcap-ng-devel pam-devel readline-devel zlib-devel"
 checkdepends="ncurses" # Some tests require terminfo-entries
 short_desc="Miscellaneous linux utilities"