diff --git a/pkgs/pycgal.yaml b/pkgs/pycgal.yaml
index e2d8abf47..d2fc57e4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/pycgal.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/pycgal.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends: [cmake_package]
 
 dependencies:
-  build: [cgal,python]
+  build: [cgal,python,swig]
 
 sources:
 - key: git:c1309859d56a3a4583b6ae2570e5a00dfcdc3035