diff --git a/srcpkgs/bookworm/template b/srcpkgs/bookworm/template
index 2fa61df0fc6..3e319fb786d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bookworm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bookworm/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel vala"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libgee08-devel granite-devel
  webkit2gtk-devel sqlite-devel poppler-glib-devel
- libxml2-devel glib-devel"
+ libxml2-devel glib-devel libsoup-devel"
 depends="poppler unzip"
 short_desc="Simple, focused eBook reader"
 maintainer="Giuseppe Fierro <gspe@ae-design.ws>"