diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index ecc2b87fe67..cec18e7c3d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 esac
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="perl flex"
+	hostmakedepends="tar texinfo perl flex"
 fi
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 depends="binutils libgcc-devel-${version}_${revision}