diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/deluge/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/deluge/default.nix
index 49d21bbf3394..c5966ae13f4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/deluge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/deluge/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage rec {
     librsvg
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool wrapGAppsHook glib ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gobject-introspection intltool wrapGAppsHook glib ];
 
   checkInputs = with pythonPackages; [
     pytestCheckHook