diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template b/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
index a73726bedce..d8e5ae02aeb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=4.10.0
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-makedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
 makedepends="libxfce4util-devel libxfce4ui-devel gtk+-devel xfconf-devel
  dbus-glib-devel libwnck2-devel>=2.30.6_1 garcon-devel exo-devel"
 short_desc="Next generation panel for Xfce"