diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
index 682a38bf75d..655871d1074 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-absorb/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'git-absorb'
 pkgname=git-absorb
 version=0.6.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cargo
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libgit2-devel"
 short_desc="Like git commit --fixup, but automatic"
 maintainer="Dominic Monroe <monroef4@googlemail.com>"