diff --git a/srcpkgs/wireshark/template b/srcpkgs/wireshark/template
index bcb112c4e1a..bc0f127f434 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wireshark/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wireshark/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-ssl --with-pcap --with-libcap --with-zlib --with-lua
  --with-krb5 --without-portaudio CC_FOR_BUILD=cc"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config bison perl mit-krb5-devel libtool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex perl mit-krb5-devel libtool"
 makedepends="libpcap-devel zlib-devel lua-devel mit-krb5-devel gtk+3-devel qt-devel"
 depends="libcap-progs"
 short_desc="A graphical network protocol analyzer for Unix/Linux"