diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent/template b/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent/template
index 1062ace527d..0ef1847e833 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 noarch=yes
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="perl"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="Perl event loop framework"
 maintainer="Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk>"