diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 447e49e0df..c591c02e89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ fi
 CFLAGS="$saved_cflags"
 LDFLAGS="$saved_ldflags"
 
-GDK_PACKAGES="$PANGO_PACKAGES gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= gdk_pixbuf_required_version cairo >= cairo_required_version cairo-gobject >= cairo_required_version"
+GDK_PACKAGES="$PANGO_PACKAGES fribidi >= fribidi_required_version gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= gdk_pixbuf_required_version cairo >= cairo_required_version cairo-gobject >= cairo_required_version"
 GDK_PRIVATE_PACKAGES="$GDK_GIO_PACKAGE $X_PACKAGES $WAYLAND_PACKAGES $MIR_PACKAGES $cairo_backends epoxy >= epoxy_required_version $CLOUDPROVIDER_PACKAGES"
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GDK_DEP, $GDK_PACKAGES $GDK_PRIVATE_PACKAGES)