diff --git a/game/gnome-chess/pspec.xml b/game/gnome-chess/pspec.xml
index 63bbe33380..0c5bd6cbfa 100644
--- a/game/gnome-chess/pspec.xml
+++ b/game/gnome-chess/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="083d5cc062dd407b18f2bc928079c3f3526c1850" type="tarxz">https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-chess/41/gnome-chess-41.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>itstool</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk4-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>yelp-tools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>cairo-devel</Dependency>