diff --git a/srcpkgs/dgen-sdl/template b/srcpkgs/dgen-sdl/template
index b20d7b64e42..95659a78766 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dgen-sdl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dgen-sdl/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=dgen-sdl
 version=1.33
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config nasm"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config nasm SDL-devel"
 makedepends="SDL-devel libarchive-devel"
 short_desc="Multi-platform Genesis/Mega Drive Emulator"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"