diff --git a/srcpkgs/gconf-editor/template b/srcpkgs/gconf-editor/template
index 8b852a399ef..9a22cc53d23 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gconf-editor/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gconf-editor/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-schemas-install --disable-scrollkeeper
  --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool gnome-doc-utils GConf-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool gnome-doc-utils GConf-devel which"
 makedepends="libxml2-devel gtk+3-devel gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
  hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils gnome-doc-utils GConf-devel"
 depends="gsettings-desktop-schemas>=3.10 hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"