diff --git a/net-irc/weechat/weechat-4.8.1.recipe b/net-irc/weechat/weechat-4.8.1.recipe
index 29591b28b..2da61a6d2 100644
--- a/net-irc/weechat/weechat-4.8.1.recipe
+++ b/net-irc/weechat/weechat-4.8.1.recipe
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PROVIDES="
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libaspell$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libglib_2.0$secondaryArchSuffix
     lib:libenchant_2$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libcurl$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ REQUIRES_devel="
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 #	devel:libCppUTest$secondaryArchSuffix
+    devel:libaspell$secondaryArchSuffix
     devel:libglib_2.0$secondaryArchSuffix
     devel:libenchant_2$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libcurl$secondaryArchSuffix