diff --git a/srcpkgs/kupfer/template b/srcpkgs/kupfer/template
index 96ddc48559c..558a31e07bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kupfer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kupfer/template
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ pkgname=kupfer
 version=208
 revision=1
 build_style=waf
-hostmakedepends="python perl intltool python-gobject2 pygtk python-xdg python-dbus"
+hostmakedepends="perl intltool"
+makedepends="python python-gobject2 pygtk python-xdg python-dbus"
+depends="$makedepends"
 short_desc="Interface for quick and convenient access to applications"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"
 license="GPL-3"