diff --git a/srcpkgs/ibus/template b/srcpkgs/ibus/template
index 101b3e56851..ef104d443d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ibus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ibus/template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-ui --enable-gtk3 --disable-python
  $(vopt_enable gir introspection) $(vopt_enable ibus_setup setup)"
 hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel libtool pkg-config intltool
  dconf GConf python glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
-makedepends="dconf-devel librsvg-devel gtk+-devel gtk+3-devel
+makedepends="dconf-devel librsvg-devel gtk+-devel gtk+3-devel json-glib-devel
  vala-devel libnotify-devel hicolor-icon-theme iso-codes dbus-x11 python-xdg"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme iso-codes dbus-x11 python-xdg
  $(vopt_if ibus_setup 'python-gobject>=3.12.1_3')"