diff --git a/srcpkgs/cairo/template b/srcpkgs/cairo/template
index 292867f54cf..95a6592e46d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cairo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cairo/template
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ Add_dependency build libpng-devel
 Add_dependency build libxcb-devel
 Add_dependency build libX11-devel
 Add_dependency build libXrender-devel
+Add_dependency build glib-devel
 Add_dependency build MesaLib-devel