diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 00ffa115ca..66fe10aa7c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ (define-public rygel
        ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection)
        ("gtk-doc" ,gtk-doc/stable)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("python" ,python)
        ("vala" ,vala)
        ("docbook-xml" ,docbook-xml)
        ("dockbook-xsl" ,docbook-xsl)