diff --git a/srcpkgs/screenkey/template b/srcpkgs/screenkey/template
index f4e3a217b27..ca4d61b7d42 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/screenkey/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/screenkey/template
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ pkgname=screenkey
 version=1.4
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="intltool python3-setuptools python3-distutils-extra"
+hostmakedepends="intltool python3-setuptools python3-distutils-extra
+ python3-Babel"
 depends="gtk+3 libX11 python3-gobject"
 checkdepends="${depends} libXtst"
 short_desc="Screencast tool to display your keys"