diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
index d2073e47b9f..5eed22d0f2b 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ build_depends="glibc-2.8 kernel-libc-headers-2.6.27.3 bash-3.2 coreutils-6.12
  sed-4.1.5 make-3.81 diffutils-2.8.1 file-4.26 proplib-0.1 patch-2.5.4
  wget-1.11.4 dash-0.5.4"
 run_depends="$build_depends binutils-2.18 gcc-4.3.2 mpfr-2.3.2 gmp-4.2.4
- libarchive-2.5.5"
+ libarchive-2.5.5 bison-2.3 texinfo-4.13"