diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfdesktop/template b/srcpkgs/xfdesktop/template
index fb4fef7415c..a5d0dcfb657 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfdesktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfdesktop/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=xfdesktop
 version=4.10.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel dbus-glib-devel"
 makedepends="xfconf-devel libxfce4ui-devel exo-devel gtk+-devel
  libxfce4util-devel libnotify-devel libwnck2-devel garcon-devel
  Thunar-devel dbus-glib-devel"