diff --git a/srcpkgs/buildbot/template b/srcpkgs/buildbot/template
index 3342e72f2ba..53ce525450a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/buildbot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/buildbot/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.8.8
 revision=1
 noarch="yes"
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python"
 makedepends="python python-jinja sqlalchemy-migrate python-simplejson Twisted"
 depends="${makedepends}"
 pycompile_module="buildbot"