diff --git a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.8.0.ebuild b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.8.0.ebuild
index 7222538373..cfaa43b622 100644
--- a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.8.0.ebuild
+++ b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.8.0.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	net-dns/c-ares
 	net-print/cups
 	sys-devel/libtool
+	sys-libs/db
 	virtual/udev
 	=x11-libs/gtk+-3*
 	x11-libs/libnotify
diff --git a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.0.ebuild b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.0.ebuild
index 7222538373..cfaa43b622 100644
--- a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.0.ebuild
+++ b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.0.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	net-dns/c-ares
 	net-print/cups
 	sys-devel/libtool
+	sys-libs/db
 	virtual/udev
 	=x11-libs/gtk+-3*
 	x11-libs/libnotify
diff --git a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.1.ebuild b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.1.ebuild
index 7222538373..cfaa43b622 100644
--- a/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.1.ebuild
+++ b/mail-client/mailspring-bin/mailspring-bin-1.9.1.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	net-dns/c-ares
 	net-print/cups
 	sys-devel/libtool
+	sys-libs/db
 	virtual/udev
 	=x11-libs/gtk+-3*
 	x11-libs/libnotify