diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-core_2.50.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-core_2.50.1.bb
index 6996ebebcd..e63eb13e72 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-core_2.50.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-core_2.50.1.bb
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 PROVIDES += "atk at-spi2-atk"
 RPROVIDES:${PN} += "atk at-spi2-atk"
 
+RDEPENDS:${PN}:append:class-target = " gsettings-desktop-schemas"
+
 inherit meson gi-docgen gettext systemd pkgconfig upstream-version-is-even gobject-introspection
 
 EXTRA_OEMESON = " -Dsystemd_user_dir=${systemd_user_unitdir} \