diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/cantor/pspec.xml b/desktop/kde/applications/cantor/pspec.xml
index 6067cc67c8..e906ce977b 100755
--- a/desktop/kde/applications/cantor/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/cantor/pspec.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>R-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>luajit-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>syntax-highlighting-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>