diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
index 54baeb80534..459f1018a4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ homepage="https://webkitgtk.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/webkitgtk-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=940d746d7e82c357222feb5b3f44c4b201e81df7d81ddca5ca2bf3ae0acf6c51
 
+makedepends+=" qt5-devel"
+
 # ETOOHUGE
 nodebug=1