diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/pspec.xml
index 9272edc429..f1bcf4c15e 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/pspec.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             <Dependency versionFrom="1.4.0">libhandy-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libunistring-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libadwaita-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>