diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template b/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
index df19c4960d..50f7399db5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.2.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="libX11-devel libXrandr-devel"
+makedepends="libX11-devel libXrandr-devel xcb-util-devel"
 short_desc="Adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
 license="MIT"