diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgnomekbd/template b/srcpkgs/libgnomekbd/template
index 25a9e397046..c5982d1ddc9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgnomekbd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgnomekbd/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.6.0
 revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gobject-introspection glib-devel"
 makedepends="libxml2-devel gtk+3-devel>=3.6.0_2 libxklavier-devel>=5.2.1_1"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="Gnome keyboard configuration library"