diff --git a/srcpkgs/font-jis-misc/template b/srcpkgs/font-jis-misc/template
index 54a6b5ae659..65f86050418 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/font-jis-misc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/font-jis-misc/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=font-jis-misc
 version=1.0.3
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config bdftopcf"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config bdftopcf font-util"
 makedepends="font-util"
 short_desc="78dpi PCF versions of the Japanese fixed fonts"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"