diff --git a/srcpkgs/sway/template b/srcpkgs/sway/template
index bafc9fdeeff..bfb862c9aaa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sway/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sway/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="-Dwerror=false -Db_ndebug=false"
 conf_files="/etc/sway/config"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel scdoc git"
 makedepends="wlroots-devel pcre-devel json-c-devel pango-devel cairo-devel
- gdk-pixbuf-devel"
+ gdk-pixbuf-devel libevdev-devel"
 depends="swaybg xorg-server-xwayland"
 short_desc="Tiling Wayland compositor compatible with i3"
 maintainer="Olaf Mersmann <olafm@p-value.net>"