diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-larch/template b/srcpkgs/python-larch/template
index f8454cfe55d..a8537410626 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-larch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-larch/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ noarch=yes
 wrksrc="larch-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-makedepends="python-devel"
+makedepends="python-devel python-tracing"
 depends="python>=2.7 python-tracing python-cliapp python-ttystatus"
 python_versions="2.7"
 pycompile_module="larch"