diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
index 304d0aff0d6..769adcea3b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'hexchat'
 pkgname=hexchat
 version=2.12.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel perl-XML-Parser"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel libressl-devel dbus-glib-devel perl python-devel
  libnotify-devel libcanberra-devel libxml2-devel pciutils-devel libproxy-devel
  lua-devel"