diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 931c50e9d..d9d3fe793 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages rdesktop)
   #:use-module (gnu packages scanner)
   #:use-module (gnu packages selinux)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages slang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gl)
@@ -4967,6 +4968,7 @@ users.")
        ("libnl" ,libnl)
        ("libsoup" ,libsoup)
        ("modem-manager" ,modem-manager)
+       ("newt" ,newt)                       ;for the 'nmtui' console interface
        ("polkit" ,polkit)
        ("ppp" ,ppp)
        ("readline" ,readline)