diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index be17ec15f0..e27097c253 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ (define-public qemu
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("libaio" ,libaio)
        ("libattr" ,attr)
+       ("libcacard" ,libcacard)     ; smartcard support
        ("libcap" ,libcap)           ; virtfs support requires libcap & libattr
        ("libdrm" ,libdrm)
        ("libepoxy" ,libepoxy)