diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template b/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
index 08f1fd301a5..06a8f64e27d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-DateTime/template
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ checksum=ed6b0c71ddd81310a82459508df9197074e6b13aea46fd279045c3ddc3c4b198
 
 # This isn't a direct dependency but when soname bumping perl it will
 # cause build failures
-makedepends+=" perl-Package-Stash-XS perl-Sub-Identify perl-Variable-Magic perl-Params-Util"
+hostmakedepends+=" perl-Package-Stash-XS perl-Sub-Identify perl-Variable-Magic perl-Params-Util"