diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index d565ca8e2c..b1cdbeaebd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -7105,6 +7105,7 @@ (define-public shotwell
        ("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")
        ("itstool" ,itstool)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("python" ,python)
        ("vala" ,vala)))
     (inputs
      `(("gcr" ,gcr)