diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
index 45fcd08622..d0e8c39caa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'libxml2'.
 pkgname=libxml2
 version=2.9.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-threads --with-history --with-icu"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel pkg-config python-devel"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 libxml2-devel_package() {
-	depends="zlib-devel liblzma-devel libxml2>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="zlib-devel liblzma-devel icu-devel libxml2>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include