diff --git a/srcpkgs/libkipi5/template b/srcpkgs/libkipi5/template
index 6f66d38be85..84a2ecaab1f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libkipi5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libkipi5/template
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="libkipi-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules kdoctools qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules kdoctools qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake
+ kcoreaddons"
 makedepends="kxmlgui-devel"
 short_desc="Interface to use kipi-plugins from a KDE application"
 maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"