diff --git a/x11/wm/wayfire/pspec.xml b/x11/wm/wayfire/pspec.xml
index 128fd626cb..f34f0a9a10 100644
--- a/x11/wm/wayfire/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/wm/wayfire/pspec.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <Description>3D wayland compositor</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="7df81d5ee4ea67067921f9b4fcffcf2890f8fc6d" type="tarxz">https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire/releases/download/v0.10.1/wayfire-0.10.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>git</Dependency>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgomp</Dependency>
             <Dependency>cairo-devel</Dependency>