diff --git a/x11/library/wayland-protocols/pspec.xml b/x11/library/wayland-protocols/pspec.xml
index 6cb5041f3e..d52729897c 100644
--- a/x11/library/wayland-protocols/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/library/wayland-protocols/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="275298332d124e40e345aa82bc8f48ef8cad3480" type="tarxz">https://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases/wayland-protocols-1.25.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-client</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="1.18.0">wayland-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>