diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-series/template b/srcpkgs/git-series/template
index 1b40e523555..820e78f90e1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-series/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-series/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=git-series
 version=0.9.0
 revision=1
-hostmakedepends="cargo cmake pkg-config rust"
+hostmakedepends="cargo cmake pkg-config rust perl"
 makedepends="libgit2-devel"
 depends="git"
 short_desc="Track patch series in git"