diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.7/kdelibs.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.7/kdelibs.nix
index 31df83e5ee92..429fbb2a709c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.7/kdelibs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.7/kdelibs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ kde, gcc, cmake, perl
+{ kde, gcc, cmake, perl, aspell
 , qt4, bzip2, pcre, fam, libxml2, libxslt, shared_mime_info, giflib, jasper
 , openexr, avahi, kerberos, acl, attr, shared_desktop_ontologies, libXScrnSaver
 , automoc4, strigi, soprano, qca2, attica, enchant, libdbusmenu_qt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ kde {
   buildInputs =
     [ acl attr attica avahi bzip2 enchant fam getopt giflib herqq jasper
       libdbusmenu_qt libXScrnSaver libxslt pcre polkit_qt_1 qca2
-      shared_desktop_ontologies xz udev libxml2 libjpeg kerberos
+      shared_desktop_ontologies xz udev libxml2 libjpeg kerberos aspell
     ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ qt4 soprano strigi phonon ];