diff --git a/srcpkgs/fish-shell/template b/srcpkgs/fish-shell/template
index 2aa3d20d7c2..17df46fd1c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fish-shell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fish-shell/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_file__proc_self_stat=yes"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
-depends="bc"
+depends="bc groff"
 register_shell="/usr/bin/fish"
 conf_files="/etc/fish/config.fish"
 wrksrc="fish-${version}"