diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/pspec.xml
index e04be6dc59..a4aefa496c 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/pspec.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
             <Dependency>libsoup-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>vala-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libhandy-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>webkit2gtk-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
             <Dependency>libsecret</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gdk-pixbuf</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgit2-glib</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libhandy</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtksourceview3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gobject-introspection</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>