diff --git a/srcpkgs/polari/template b/srcpkgs/polari/template
index eb7c9d2dd3d..53233e83acd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polari/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polari/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=polari
 version=41.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config itstool gobject-introspection gettext"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config itstool gobject-introspection gettext glib-devel"
 makedepends="gjs-devel gspell-devel gtk+3-devel libsecret-devel
  libsoup-gnome-devel telepathy-glib-devel telepathy-logger-devel"
 depends="gspell telepathy-idle telepathy-logger telepathy-mission-control"