diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kwin/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/kde/kwin/recipe.toml
index 8f7c901a6a..7a45239bbf 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kwin/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kwin/recipe.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libxkbcommon",
     "libinput",
     "libudev-stub",
+    "fontconfig",
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT