diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
index e4e87eba8587..a756caea8efc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkgconfig gettext libxslt docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_42 libintl
-    gobject-introspection vala gtk-doc
+    gobject-introspection vala gtk-doc glib
   ];
   buildInputs = [ libgcrypt ];
   # optional: build docs with gtk-doc? (probably needs a flag as well)