diff --git a/main/abuild/APKBUILD b/main/abuild/APKBUILD
index 4c7c29d1c76..17b8ffc80ab 100644
--- a/main/abuild/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/abuild/APKBUILD
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ depends="fakeroot sudo pax-utils openssl apk-tools>=2.0.7-r1 libc-utils"
 if [ "$CBUILD" = "$CHOST" ]; then
 	depends="$depends curl"
 fi
-makedepends="openssl-dev pkgconfig"
+makedepends_build="pkgconfig"
+makedepends_host="openssl-dev"
+makedepends="$makedepends_host $makedepends_build"
 install="$pkgname.pre-install $pkgname.pre-upgrade"
 subpackages="apkbuild-cpan:cpan"
 pkggroups="abuild"