diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.use b/profiles/desktop/package.use
index 83be8e49..40981b6c 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.use
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dev-vcs/mercurial zsh-completion
 gnome-base/gvfs udisks
 gnome-extra/nm-applet gconf modemmanager
 gnome-extra/zenity libnotify
-mail-client/thunderbird custom-optimization -crypt gstreamer libnotify system-cairo system-icu system-jpeg system-sqlite
+mail-client/thunderbird custom-optimization -crypt gstreamer libnotify system-cairo system-icu system-jpeg system-libvpx system-sqlite
 games-action/minetest leveldb
 games-fps/doom3 roe
 games-util/steam-client-meta flash trayicon