diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 8e3b01dc61d..f3064329dd1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=3.2
 revision=1
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel"
 noarch="yes"
 depends="python"