diff --git a/sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal/xdg-desktop-portal-1.4.2.ebuild b/sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal/xdg-desktop-portal-1.4.2.ebuild
index 525888c097941..e8fef55016522 100644
--- a/sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal/xdg-desktop-portal-1.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal/xdg-desktop-portal-1.4.2.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="
 	dev-libs/glib:2[dbus]
+	dev-libs/json-glib
 	sys-fs/fuse:0
 	geolocation? ( >=app-misc/geoclue-2.5.3:2.0 )
 	screencast? ( media-video/pipewire )