diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
index cc93280cd93..614a2c65477 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 wrksrc="docbook2X-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-resolver-jars --without-saxon-jars --without-xalan-jars"
-hostmakedepends="texinfo libxslt docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-xsl perl-XML-SAX"
-depends="${hostmakedepends}"
+hostmakedepends="libxslt docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-xsl perl-XML-SAX"
+depends="texinfo ${hostmakedepends}"
 xml_entries="
  nextCatalog /usr/share/docbook2X/dtd/catalog.xml --
  nextCatalog /usr/share/docbook2X/xslt/catalog.xml --"