diff --git a/x11/wayland/egl-wayland/pspec.xml b/x11/wayland/egl-wayland/pspec.xml
index 6d6659e920..a55145ac76 100644
--- a/x11/wayland/egl-wayland/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/wayland/egl-wayland/pspec.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
             <Dependency>wayland-client</Dependency>
             <Dependency>wayland-server</Dependency>
             <Dependency>eglexternalplatform</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-protocols-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <!--
         <Patches>