diff --git a/srcpkgs/poppler/template b/srcpkgs/poppler/template
index 121b2ca86d5..33aa46732d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/poppler/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/poppler/template
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-glib $pkgname-glib-devel $pkgname-utils"
 subpackages="$subpackages $pkgname-cpp $pkgname-cpp-devel"
 subpackages="$subpackages $pkgname-qt4 $pkgname-qt4-devel"
 
-
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build gobject-introspection
 Add_dependency build gtk+-devel
 Add_dependency build lcms-devel
 Add_dependency build qt-devel