diff --git a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fcaac91933a17b085c2b047aaa9a8d9486e5b4f..dcef1bef1ff343226143d167d7dd2648daefd8a2 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp)
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(spectrum ${SRC})
 
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(spectrum libpurple_backend)
+ADD_DEPENDENCIES(spectrum libircclient-qt_backend)
 
 target_link_libraries(spectrum ${PURPLE_LIBRARY} ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES} ${EVENT_LIBRARIES} transport)