diff --git a/lang/gjs/Makefile b/lang/gjs/Makefile
index 4d881862697e..7a2c7204b9df 100644
--- a/lang/gjs/Makefile
+++ b/lang/gjs/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE_MPL11=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSES/MPL-1.1.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL20+ =	${WRKSRC}/LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	dbus-run-session:devel/dbus
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmozjs-91.so:lang/spidermonkey91 \
 		libffi.so:devel/libffi