diff --git a/srcpkgs/scanmem/template b/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
index 8d1798baf7b..22694ff47d1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'scanmem'
 pkgname=scanmem
 version=0.15.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="libtool intltool m4 automake"
+hostmakedepends="libtool intltool m4 automake python"
 makedepends="readline-devel gettext-devel"
 depends="pygtk polkit python-gobject"
 short_desc="Memory scanner designed to isolate the address of an arbitrary var"