diff --git a/srcpkgs/ghex/template b/srcpkgs/ghex/template
index 8e8387f9e09..ac3080f2baf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ghex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ghex/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_helper=gir
 configure_args="-Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir enabled disabled)
  $(vopt_bool gtk_doc gtk_doc)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config iso-codes gettext itstool glib-devel
- desktop-file-utils $(vopt_if gtk_doc gi-docgen)"
+ desktop-file-utils gtk-update-icon-cache $(vopt_if gtk_doc gi-docgen)"
 makedepends="gtk4-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils iso-codes"
 short_desc="Simple binary editor for GNOME"