2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 9b58489ae415..9e284cfbbd57 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pkgbase = multimonitorlock
 	depends = bc
 	optdepends = feh: Allows setting wallpaper
 	optdepends = multimonitorlock-gui: Allows the background to be changed
+	makedepends = git
 	conflicts = multilockscreen-git
 	conflicts = betterlockscreen
 	conflicts = betterlockscreen-git
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 742068ef3e2a..96be3faa844b 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ url="https://github.com/TheCynicalTeam/${pkgname}"
 license=('GNU General Public License v3.0')
 depends=('i3lock-color' 'imagemagick' 'xorg-xrandr' 'xorg-xdpyinfo' 'bc')
 optdepends=('feh: Allows setting wallpaper' 'multimonitorlock-gui: Allows the background to be changed')
+makedepends=('git')
 conflicts=('multilockscreen-git' 'betterlockscreen' 'betterlockscreen-git')
 source=("https://github.com/TheCynicalTeam/$pkgname/archive/$pkgver-$pkgrel.tar.gz")
 sha256sums=("406a2c2da7f32b6bfd6af551c2430cf254dd6f89011654e2ef89b72363fa61a7")