diff --git a/templates/tar/base.template b/templates/tar/base.template
index 7891fe1a619..f6755e30c14 100644
--- a/templates/tar/base.template
+++ b/templates/tar/base.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the ${sourcepkg} base files."
 
+run_depends="bzip2-base-0 gzip-base-0"
 . ${XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR}/glibc/libs.depends
 
 do_install()