diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.use b/profiles/desktop/package.use
index d08923b9..a7f12bac 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.use
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dev-libs/libpcre pcre16 static-libs
 dev-libs/libpcre2 pcre16 pcre32 static-libs
 dev-libs/libxml2 icu python
 dev-libs/nss cacert
+dev-libs/sexp static-libs
 dev-libs/xmlsec nss
 dev-python/PyQt5 gui network printsupport svg widgets
 dev-qt/designer declarative