diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
index f824e54cdbf4..a3a19522f69c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsmartcols/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, python3 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, python3, gtk-doc}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libsmartcols";
   version = "v2.36.1";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config python3 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config python3 gtk-doc ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "karelzak";