diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index 906b11b77eaf..a07d5dfd9546 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ let
             self.flycheck
           ];
 
+          # https://gitlab.com/arvidnl/magit-gitlab/-/issues/8
+          magit-gitlab = addPackageRequires super.magit-gitlab [ self.glab ];
+
           # missing optional dependencies
           magnatune = addPackageRequires super.magnatune [ self.helm ];