diff --git a/meta/packages/vte/vte_0.16.8.bb b/meta/packages/vte/vte_0.16.8.bb
index 7798e19e29..3887e0c640 100644
--- a/meta/packages/vte/vte_0.16.8.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/vte/vte_0.16.8.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 LICENSE = "LGPL"
+DEPENDS = "gtk+"
 
 inherit gnome