diff --git a/srcpkgs/r2-bindings/template b/srcpkgs/r2-bindings/template
index be4d73d0f34..7dbc803ae7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/r2-bindings/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/r2-bindings/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'r2-bindings'
 pkgname=r2-bindings
 version=0.9.7
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 wrksrc="radare2-${version}"
 short_desc="Advanced command line debugger and hexadecimal editor (bindings)"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ checksum=0645c677ecd39b21cb4378bb711e7d5877f51773a035d789ac70b06e0bdebe7a
 
 wrksrc="radare2-bindings-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config swig"
-makedepends="valabind>=0.8.0 python-devel radare2-devel>=${version}"
+makedepends="valabind>=0.8.0 python-devel radare2-devel>=${version} file-devel"
 pycompile_module="r2"
 depends="radare2-devel>=${version}"
 noverifyrdeps=1