diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlt/template b/srcpkgs/mlt/template
index 6bdfea5b51b..8d0f8e9e7b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mlt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlt/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'mlt'
 pkgname=mlt
 version=0.9.8
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-gpl --enable-gpl3"
-hostmakedepends="doxygen pkg-config ladspa-sdk"
+hostmakedepends="doxygen pkg-config ladspa-sdk swig"
 # XXX: frei0r movit swfdec vid.stab
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel ffmpeg-devel gtk+-devel jack-devel ladspa-sdk
  libexif-devel libsamplerate-devel libxml2-devel sox-devel SDL_image-devel"
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ checksum=1214d6ad7fd1c3d36f0b1e64fd1c8d8a7ab6290e8452396003e79d58c0d21074
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	make_build_args="CROSS=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-"
 else
-	makedepends+=" qt5-devel qt5-svg-devel"
+	makedepends+=" qt5-devel qt5-svg-devel python-devel"
 	configure_args+=" --qt-libdir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
 	configure_args+=" --qt-includedir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/qt5"
 	configure_args+=" --without-kde"
+	configure_args+=" --swig-languages=python"
 fi
 
 do_configure() {