diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index d02baffff6..339436f272 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5254,6 +5254,7 @@ libxml2.")
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("iso-codes" ,iso-codes)
        ("libcanberra" ,libcanberra)
+       ("libcap" ,libcap)
        ("linux-pam" ,linux-pam)))
     (synopsis "Display manager for GNOME")
     (home-page "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/")