diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/atk/atkmm_2.22.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/atk/atkmm_2.22.7.bb
index 35ba5898e5..12522f2362 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/atk/atkmm_2.22.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/atk/atkmm_2.22.7.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1 & GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1 \
                     file://COPYING.tools;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
-DEPENDS = "atk"
+DEPENDS = "atk glibmm"
 
 inherit gnome autotools pkgconfig