diff --git a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
index ec9935a35da..77d35e1d7d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ create_wrksrc=yes
 version=2014j
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
+hostmakedepends="tzutils"
 homepage="http://www.iana.org/time-zones"
 short_desc="Time zone and daylight-saving time data"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"