diff --git a/srcpkgs/atril/template b/srcpkgs/atril/template
index a3df4329ff0..7a701665246 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atril/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atril/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile --enable-djvu
  --enable-dvi --enable-t1lib --enable-pixbuf --enable-comics --enable-xps
  --disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel intltool itstool pkg-config
- $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
+ $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection') perl-XML-Parser"
 makedepends="djvulibre-devel libSM-devel libcaja-devel libgxps-devel
  libnotify-devel libsecret-devel libspectre-devel libunique-devel
  mate-desktop-devel mate-icon-theme poppler-glib-devel webkit2gtk-devel"