diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-sensors-applet/template b/srcpkgs/mate-sensors-applet/template
index d6166af38e..a5841cf97a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-sensors-applet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-sensors-applet/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.14.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=3.0 --disable-schemas-compile --disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool libxslt"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool libxslt glib-devel dbus-glib-devel"
 makedepends="mate-desktop-devel libmate-panel-devel dbus-glib-devel libatasmart-devel libnotify-devel libsensors-devel"
 depends="dconf"
 short_desc="Sensors applet for MATE"