diff --git a/srcpkgs/eom/template b/srcpkgs/eom/template
index 16f8ba47764..05cecff6e67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eom/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=1.10.5
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-python $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool mate-common $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool mate-common
+ dbus-glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel dbus-glib-devel exempi-devel lcms2-devel libexif-devel
  libjpeg-turbo-devel librsvg-devel mate-desktop-devel startup-notification-devel
  mate-icon-theme"