diff --git a/srcpkgs/icu/icu-libs.template b/srcpkgs/icu/icu-libs.template
index 7f6e2ced77..e5d67d0fb4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icu/icu-libs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icu/icu-libs.template
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the shared libraries."
 
-revision=1
+revision=2
 
+Add_dependency run libgcc
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libstdc++
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/icu/template b/srcpkgs/icu/template
index 1e793c0f5d..2451e89e34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icu/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'icu'.
 pkgname=icu
 version=4.2
+revision=1
 wrksrc="icu/source"
 distfiles="http://download.icu-project.org/files/icu4c/4.2/icu4c-4_2-src.tgz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
@@ -26,4 +27,8 @@ long_desc="
  - Word, line and sentence breaks"
 
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
+
+Add_dependency run libgcc
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libstdc++
 Add_dependency run icu-libs