diff --git a/programming/library/libdex/pspec.xml b/programming/library/libdex/pspec.xml
index d0f78caebc..23a8fd8770 100644
--- a/programming/library/libdex/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/libdex/pspec.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>liburing-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>gobject-introspection-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <!--
         <Patches>