diff --git a/srcpkgs/gjs/template b/srcpkgs/gjs/template
index 3794571631f..f229763ea88 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gjs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gjs/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir qemu"
 configure_args="-Dprofiler=disabled -Dinstalled_tests=false"
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config icu-libs"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel mozjs102-devel readline-devel sysprof-devel"
 checkdepends="xvfb-run cantarell-fonts"
 short_desc="Mozilla-based javascript bindings for the GNOME platform"