diff --git a/desktop/gnome/base/libpeas/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/base/libpeas/pspec.xml
index 3b26b405dd..7a81b60abc 100755
--- a/desktop/gnome/base/libpeas/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/base/libpeas/pspec.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>vala-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk-doc</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>gi-docgen</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glade-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>docbook-xsl</Dependency>