diff --git a/srcpkgs/tacacs/template b/srcpkgs/tacacs/template
index d0cc7cce107..af2e244210f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tacacs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tacacs/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wrksrc=$pkgname-F$version
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-libwrap=no"
 hostmakedepends="flex perl"
+makedepends="libnsl-devel"
 short_desc="Modified version of Cisco's tacacs+ (tac_plus) developer's kit"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="custom:Cisco"