diff --git a/pmb/aportgen/binutils.py b/pmb/aportgen/binutils.py
index 292460db..bdcc8e0d 100644
--- a/pmb/aportgen/binutils.py
+++ b/pmb/aportgen/binutils.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def generate(args, pkgname):
     # Rewrite APKBUILD
     fields = {
         "arch": pmb.config.arch_native,
+        "makedepends_host": "zlib-dev jansson-dev zstd-dev",
         "pkgdesc": f"Tools necessary to build programs for {arch} targets",
         "pkgname": pkgname,
     }
diff --git a/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD b/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
index 65e34b4b..566b1442 100644
--- a/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
+++ b/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/binutils-armhf/APKBUILD
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs for armhf targets"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 makedepends_build="bison flex texinfo"
-makedepends_host="zlib-dev"
+makedepends_host="zlib-dev jansson-dev zstd-dev"
 makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 arch="x86_64"
 license="GPL-2.0 GPL-3.0-or-later LGPL-2.0 BSD"