diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index 42f456b896c..7ad289d16bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ distfiles="http://download.enlightenment.org/rel/libs/efl/efl-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=fb3e4463456315919d36cb9322458a7ba627418283cd49181432a1476d28b35f
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+="  automake gettext-devel libtool efl>=1.10"
+	hostmakedepends+="  automake gettext-devel libtool efl>=${version}"
 	configure_args+=" --with-eolian-cxx=/usr/bin/eolian_cxx"
 	configure_args+=" --with-eolian-gen=/usr/bin/eolian_gen"
 	configure_args+=" --with-bin-edje-cc=/usr/bin/edje_cc"