diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-terminal/template b/srcpkgs/mate-terminal/template
index 1bca65379d6..27ae486b638 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-terminal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-terminal/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel dbus-devel vte-devel libSM-devel dconf-devel"
 depends="dbus dconf"
 short_desc="The MATE Terminal Emulator"