diff --git a/sys-devel/flex/flex-2.6.1.recipe b/sys-devel/flex/flex-2.6.1.recipe
index d09b0fd26..8d5e67a4d 100644
--- a/sys-devel/flex/flex-2.6.1.recipe
+++ b/sys-devel/flex/flex-2.6.1.recipe
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:aclocal
 	cmd:autoconf
 	cmd:automake
+	cmd:find
 	cmd:gcc
 	cmd:gettext
+	cmd:gzip
+	cmd:help2man
 	cmd:ld
 	cmd:libtoolize
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:makeinfo
-	cmd:find
 	cmd:yacc
-	cmd:help2man
 	"
 
 BUILD()