diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
index 841580cf1f6..d986851d066 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ license="MIT"
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/lib/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=d0cbfe4554dc17ceea413cdad5601d35ed8d05d5b880e60931a8775fd1157e9f
 
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config xtrans"
-makedepends="xproto fontcacheproto fontsproto freetype-devel libfontenc-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="xproto xtrans fontcacheproto fontsproto freetype-devel libfontenc-devel"
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}