diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/libshumate/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/apps/libshumate/pspec.xml
index 25935624f6..4f46dec637 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/apps/libshumate/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/libshumate/pspec.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
             <Dependency>sqlite-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>sysprof-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libsoup3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>protobuf-c-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency release="current">libshumate</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>