diff --git a/srcpkgs/boinc/template b/srcpkgs/boinc/template
index cc7dfb01ba4..0e25ece9593 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/boinc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/boinc/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=7.8.6
 revision=3
 wrksrc=boinc-client_release-${version%.*}-${version}
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config python"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config python xorgproto"
 makedepends="glu-devel libfreeglut-devel libcurl-devel
  libjpeg-turbo-devel libnotify-devel sqlite-devel libxcb-devel
  libXmu-devel libXi-devel gtk+-devel webkitgtk2-devel wxWidgets-devel"