diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Curses-UI/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Curses-UI/template
index b2208a2e951..15ab4c13a35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Curses-UI/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Curses-UI/template
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ version=0.9609
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
-hostmakedepends="perl"
-makedepends="perl-Curses perl-Term-ReadKey"
+hostmakedepends="perl-Curses perl-Term-ReadKey"
+makedepends="$hostmakedepends"
 depends="$makedepends"
 short_desc="Curses based OO user interface framework"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"