diff --git a/package/sylpheed/Config.in b/package/sylpheed/Config.in
index 2c4aa3a451..fe5aee6648 100644
--- a/package/sylpheed/Config.in
+++ b/package/sylpheed/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYLPHEED
 	bool "sylpheed"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2
 	help
 	  lightweight and user-friendly e-mail client.
 
diff --git a/package/sylpheed/sylpheed.mk b/package/sylpheed/sylpheed.mk
index 96eca9c36e..bc2872dbd3 100644
--- a/package/sylpheed/sylpheed.mk
+++ b/package/sylpheed/sylpheed.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYLPHEED_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 
 SYLPHEED_CONF_OPT = --disable-gtkspell --program-prefix=""
 
-SYLPHEED_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
+SYLPHEED_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config libgtk2
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,sylpheed))