diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index 6964948610f..9d8b01cf073 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_helper=gir
 configure_args="-Dglib=enabled -Dfreetype=enabled -Dcairo=enabled -Dicu=enabled
  -Dgraphite=enabled -Dintrospection=enabled"
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config gtk-doc"
-makedepends="cairo-devel graphite-devel icu-devel"
+makedepends="cairo-devel graphite-devel icu-devel libxml2"
 short_desc="OpenType text shaping engine"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"