diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtkd/template b/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
index b6033d7efce..cc45b651f9e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ make_install_target="install-shared-gstreamer install-headers-gstreamer
  install-shared-gtkdgl install-headers-gtkdgl install-shared install-headers
  install-shared-peas install-headers-peas install-shared-vte
  install-headers-vte"
-hostmakedepends="ldc pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="ldc pkg-config tar"
 makedepends="gstreamer1-devel gtksourceview-devel libpeas-devel librsvg-devel
  vte3-devel"
 short_desc="D bindings for GTK+3 and related libraries"