diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-Sane/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-Sane/Makefile
index 940083234432..d2d3f51248de 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-Sane/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-Sane/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-ExtUtils-Depends>=0:devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends \
 		p5-ExtUtils-PkgConfig>=0:devel/p5-ExtUtils-PkgConfig \
+		sane-backends>=1.0.19:graphics/sane-backends \
 		${RUN_DEPENDS}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libsane.so:graphics/sane-backends
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Exception-Class>=1.43:devel/p5-Exception-Class \