diff --git a/srcpkgs/gupnp/template b/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
index a2b732dae93..85f29ce282c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="$(vopt_bool gir introspection) $(vopt_bool gir vapi)
  -Dexamples=false"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if gir vala)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel docbook-xsl $(vopt_if gir vala)"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libxml2-devel libuuid-devel gssdp-devel
  libsoup-devel"
 short_desc="GObject-based library for UPnP"