diff --git a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
index fc77257ac46..8474cab661e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ desc_option_gir="Enable support for building gobject introspection data"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 else
-	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel libtool"
+	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel libtool glib-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
 		autoreconf -fi
 	}