diff --git a/srcpkgs/parcellite/template b/srcpkgs/parcellite/template
index fcb4d536824..9d742d61527 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/parcellite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/parcellite/template
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 pkgname=parcellite
 version=1.1.9
 revision=1
-hostmakedepends="intltool"
+hostmakedepends="automake intltool pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="An X11 clipboard management utility"
+depends="desktop-file-utils"
 maintainer="Thomas Adam <thomas.adam22@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/"