diff --git a/srcpkgs/Pyrex/template b/srcpkgs/Pyrex/template
index 59cc44d577c..6eef6e7ae7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Pyrex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Pyrex/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'Pyrex'
 pkgname=Pyrex
 version=0.9.9
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python-module
-makedepends="python"
+hostmakedepends="python"
+makedepends="python-devel"
 noarch="yes"
 pycompile_module="Pyrex"
 short_desc="Language for writing Python extension modules"
@@ -12,6 +13,3 @@ homepage="http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 distfiles="http://code.enthought.com/src/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=5f87df06831d0b3412eb4bc9d3fc2ee7bfae1b913d7da8c23ab2bf5699fb6b50
-long_desc="
- Pyrex lets you write code that mixes Python and C data types any way you
- want, and compiles it into a C extension for Python."