diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 1ece1337bb..60e562c683 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ editor (console only)")
                libx11
                libxft
                libxpm
+               libwebp
                pango
                poppler)))))