diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/template b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
index 355c9d9afd5..fa30576f2f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/arduino/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ archs="x86_64* i686* aarch64* arm*"
 wrksrc=$pkgname-$version
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=Arduino-$version
-hostmakedepends="apache-ant unzip ImageMagick openjdk8"
+hostmakedepends="apache-ant unzip ImageMagick openjdk8 tar"
 depends="virtual?java-runtime avr-binutils avr-gcc avr-libc avrdude"
 short_desc="IDE for the arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"