diff --git a/srcpkgs/serd/template b/srcpkgs/serd/template
index c5f072d4151..346533faf69 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/serd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/serd/template
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=serd
 version=0.30.2
 revision=1
-build_style=waf
-hostmakedepends="python"
+build_style=waf3
 short_desc="Lightweight C library for RDF syntax"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="ISC"