diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-screensaver/template b/srcpkgs/mate-screensaver/template
index 18545516de2..b01aa8f3011 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-screensaver/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-screensaver/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-systemd"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel dbus-glib-devel libnotify-devel libXScrnSaver-devel
  libmatekbd-devel mate-menus-devel mate-desktop-devel pam-devel"
 depends="mate-desktop mate-session-manager"