diff --git a/srcpkgs/bijiben/template b/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
index d042d3b0a9c..cad7bc59394 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-notes/-/raw/gnome-40-0/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/bijiben/${version%.*}/bijiben-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=05a06fb066e9802f5f24ab67b0d2f71451866363ba3e39f9f775fd49a7587bbf
 
+makedepends+=" gtk4" # Build first, pulled in by evolution-data-server
+
 pre_build() {
 	ninja -C build src/libbiji/biji-marshalers.h
 }