diff --git a/srcpkgs/xjobs/template b/srcpkgs/xjobs/template
index a225ed7fa2d..1f77c7a3e41 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xjobs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xjobs/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=xjobs
 version=20191217
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="flex"
+hostmakedepends="flex which"
 short_desc="Reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"