diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gspell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gspell/default.nix
index e8c299685f7..2bbf219e3f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gspell/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, gtk3, enchant, isocodes, vala }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, gtk3, enchant, isocodes, vala, gobjectIntrospection }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit (import ./src.nix fetchurl) name src;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ enchant ]; # required for pkgconfig
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig vala ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig vala gobjectIntrospection ];
   buildInputs = [ glib gtk3 isocodes ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {