diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-devel/template b/srcpkgs/base-devel/template
index f76278f4027..63c83300c91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-devel/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'base-devel'
 pkgname=base-devel
-version=20150506
+version=20150820
 revision=1
 build_style=meta
 noarch=yes
-depends="autoconf automake binutils bison ed flex gcc gcc-c++ gettext
+depends="autoconf automake bc binutils bison ed flex gcc gcc-c++ gettext
  groff libtool m4 make patch pkg-config texinfo unzip xz"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
         *-musl) depends+=" musl";;