diff --git a/srcpkgs/enlightenment/template b/srcpkgs/enlightenment/template
index 1942f31428..5e8fd59486 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/enlightenment/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/enlightenment/template
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ version="${_distver}${_patchver}"
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_distver}-${_patchver}"
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--enable-pam"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="efl-devel>=1.8.1 elementary-devel>=1.8.0 evas_generic_loaders>=1.8
+makedepends="pam-devel efl-devel>=1.8.1 elementary-devel>=1.8.0 evas_generic_loaders>=1.8
  emotion_generic_players>=1.8 hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
 homepage="http://enlightenment.org"
 short_desc="Enlightenment desktop"