diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/template b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
index 13f46839e4..977ab4d4d2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vlc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Add_dependency build libsysfs-devel
 Add_dependency build libusb-compat-devel
 Add_dependency build libmtp-devel
 Add_dependency build coreutils
+Add_dependency full freefont-ttf
 
 pre_configure()
 {