diff --git a/srcpkgs/android-studio/template b/srcpkgs/android-studio/template
index c1efec5bf42..b12a2f21bce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/android-studio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/android-studio/template
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ _studio_build=191.6010548
 _studio_rev=0
 archs="x86_64 i686"
 create_wrksrc=yes
+hostmakedepends="tar"
 depends="gtk+ libGL"
 short_desc="Official Android IDE"
 maintainer="Jordyn Carattini <onlinecloud1@gmail.com>"