diff --git a/srcpkgs/clipit/template b/srcpkgs/clipit/template
index 883a9322a5..27820f0c5e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clipit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clipit/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=clipit
 version=1.4.2
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="intltool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="intltool pkg-config gtk+-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel librsvg-devel"
 short_desc="Lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"