diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index 71946cc6d49..18fdcb8f2cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=cee4568f78dc851d726fc93f25f4ed91cc223b1fe8259daa4a77158d174e6c65
 
-if [ -z "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="gperf perl"
 fi