diff --git a/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml b/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
index fc5a4552bc..52686d3649 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
             <Dependency release="current">openexr</Dependency>
             <Dependency>mesa-glu-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>imath-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libdeflate-devel</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>