diff --git a/devel/dconf/Makefile b/devel/dconf/Makefile
index 7f14d4dc572..fdfdf221871 100755
--- a/devel/dconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dconf/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.77 2019/01/01 17:51:42 ajacoutot Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.78 2019/01/03 07:19:13 ajacoutot Exp $
 
 # -fvisibility
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=		${GCC3_ARCHS}
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ MODULES=		devel/meson \
 
 MODGNOME_TOOLS=		docbook vala
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=		x11/dbus
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=		devel/glib2
 
 # needs the bash-completion package