diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
index 3dadf580c84..ce68cdc529e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.1.7
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gobject-introspection"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libvirt-devel libxml2-devel python-devel vala-devel"
 short_desc="libvirt glib integration"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"