diff --git a/srcpkgs/flint/template b/srcpkgs/flint/template
index 6006f508f2a..edc56d79094 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flint/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flint/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 _commit=0a4fec3268ca19c5f8ed2f4904b878934a92a060
 wrksrc="$pkgname-$_commit"
 build_style=go
-hostmakedepends="git"
+hostmakedepends="git-perl"
 short_desc="Check your project for common sources of contributor friction"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"