diff --git a/srcpkgs/cabal-install/template b/srcpkgs/cabal-install/template
index 1efa77911ee..d19b80b59da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cabal-install/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cabal-install/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=cabal-install
 version=2.4.1.0
 revision=3
-hostmakedepends="ghc curl"
+hostmakedepends="ghc curl tar which"
 makedepends="gmp-devel libffi-devel zlib-devel"
 depends="ghc"
 short_desc="Command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage"