diff --git a/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/template b/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/template
index c36f94ad8c4..1e063bf956c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="MACHINE=${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE#-musl}"
 make_install_args="${make_build_args} PREFIX=/usr SBINDIR=/usr/bin
  MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
-hostmakedepends="flex perl"
+hostmakedepends="flex perl which"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="Utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"