diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL2/template b/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
index 2f870404ce1..bbbf295c51d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if [ "$build_option_wayland" ]; then
 		msg_error "$pkgname: wayland option requires gles and not opengl.\n"
 	fi
 	configure_args+=" --enable-video-wayland --disable-wayland-shared"
-	makedepends+=" libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel"
+	makedepends+=" libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel wayland-protocols"
 else
 	configure_args+=" --disable-video-wayland"
 fi