diff --git a/desktop/gnome/lookandfeel/gdm-settings/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/lookandfeel/gdm-settings/pspec.xml
index 9cc1a62bde..cb39bbcaa6 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/lookandfeel/gdm-settings/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/lookandfeel/gdm-settings/pspec.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             <Dependency>libadwaita-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-pygobject3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk4-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>desktop-file-utils</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Archive sha1sum="464c5b90d9db4030e2b2c1ddd3a364d7f604167b" type="targz">https://github.com/gdm-settings/gdm-settings/archive/refs/tags/v5.0.tar.gz</Archive>
     </Source>