diff --git a/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template b/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
index 75299e8e674..9f4d448fc82 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
 noarch="yes"
 hostmakedepends="python openssl run-parts"
-depends="openssl run-parts"
+makedepends="openssl run-parts"
+depends="${makedepends}"
 conf_files="/etc/ca-certificates.conf"
 short_desc="Common CA certificates"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"