diff --git a/gnome-software.spec b/gnome-software.spec
index 7fc196f..af87a2e 100644
--- a/gnome-software.spec
+++ b/gnome-software.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires: gtk3-devel >= 3.9.12
 BuildRequires: libnotify-devel
 BuildRequires: PackageKit-glib-devel >= 0.8.10
 BuildRequires: libsoup-devel
+BuildRequires: gnome-desktop3-devel
 BuildRequires: gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
 
 # this is not a library version