diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.use b/conf/intel/portage/package.use
index 8405bba..907324c 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.use
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.use
@@ -802,6 +802,8 @@ kde-misc/networkmanagement nm09
 gnome-base/gnome -extras
 # Enable some fancy stuff on gdm
 gnome-base/gdm gnome-keyring smartcard accessibility fprint
+# required by gnome-extra/synapse-0.2.6, required by gnome-extra/synapse (argument)
+>=gnome-extra/zeitgeist-0.7.1-r1 fts
 
 # Newer kernels do not provide vid4l
 media-gfx/sane-backends -v4l