2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index e8d82286e8cd..f964cfe578c2 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pkgbase = python-sphinx-gallery
 pkgname = python-sphinx-gallery
 	depends = python-sphinx>=1.8.3
 	depends = python-pillow
+	depends = python-matplotlib
 	optdepends = python-seaborn
-	optdepends = python-matplotlib
 	optdepends = mayavi
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 35f099479903..143dced031c5 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ check() {
 }
 
 package_python-sphinx-gallery() {
-    depends=('python-sphinx>=1.8.3' 'python-pillow')
+    depends=('python-sphinx>=1.8.3' 'python-pillow' 'python-matplotlib')
     optdepends=('python-seaborn'
-                'python-matplotlib'
                 'mayavi')
 #               'python-sphinx-gallery-doc: Documentation of Sphinx-Gallery')
     cd ${srcdir}/${_pyname}-${pkgver}