diff --git a/x11/util/alternatives/pspec.xml b/x11/util/alternatives/pspec.xml
index 0143f888e1..a117b4d8f4 100644
--- a/x11/util/alternatives/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/util/alternatives/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="e02a02a0fbc14bcabded474f19bff715b7db8fb1" type="tarxz">https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/chkconfig.git/snapshot/chkconfig-1.3.62.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>popt-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>newt-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>