diff --git a/srcpkgs/re2c/template b/srcpkgs/re2c/template
index e83d1700dfb..9d73a318fc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/re2c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/re2c/template
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ pkgname=re2c
 version=3.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="bison"
-checkdepends="python3"
+hostmakedepends="bison python3"
 short_desc="Tool for generating fast C-based recognizers"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Public Domain"