diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-lxml/template b/srcpkgs/python-lxml/template
index 73ec8a290ef..c2ce5b27ee3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-lxml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-lxml/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python-lxml'
 pkgname=python-lxml
 version=2.3.5
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="lxml-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-devel libxslt-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel libxslt-devel"
 pycompile_module="lxml"
 short_desc="Python binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries"
@@ -12,8 +13,3 @@ license="BSD"
 homepage="http://lxml.de/"
 distfiles="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/l/lxml/lxml-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0912d5e83d9e82f2c6ee1267cb5cefb0fffcd9e20b19bbc1e52e2662ef30e064
-long_desc="
- The lxml XML toolkit is a Pythonic binding for the C libraries libxml2 and
- libxslt. It is unique in that it combines the speed and XML feature completeness
- of these libraries with the simplicity of a native Python API, mostly compatible
- but superior to the well-known ElementTree API."