diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-orocos-kdl/template b/srcpkgs/python3-orocos-kdl/template
index 728ed73d780..281ea8978c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-orocos-kdl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-orocos-kdl/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc=orocos_kinematics_dynamics-${version}
 build_wrksrc=python_orocos_kdl
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DPYTHON_VERSION=3 -DSIP_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/sip"
-hostmakedepends="python3 python3-sip sip"
+hostmakedepends="python3 python3-sip sip4"
 makedepends="python3-sip-devel python3-devel orocos-kdl-devel eigen3.2"
 depends="python3 python3-sip"
 short_desc="Python3 Bindings for Orocos Kinematics and Dynamics C++ library"