diff --git a/srcpkgs/bcc/template b/srcpkgs/bcc/template
index 21d9222edc6..82024cf4222 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bcc/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="bcc"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DREVISION=${version}"
-hostmakedepends="flex"
+hostmakedepends="flex python3"
 makedepends="clang clang-tools-extra elfutils-devel flex lld-devel llvm
  ncurses-devel python3-devel zlib-devel"
 short_desc="BPF-based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring, and more"