diff --git a/gf.cabal b/gf.cabal
index 55857e6ad..f8961d5c1 100644
--- a/gf.cabal
+++ b/gf.cabal
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ executable gf
                  pretty,
                  mtl,
                  haskeline,
-                 parallel>=3
+                 parallel>=3,
+		 utf8-string
   ghc-options: -threaded
   if flag(server)
-    build-depends: httpd-shed, network, utf8-string, json, cgi
+    build-depends: httpd-shed, network, json, cgi
                    -- ,silently
     cpp-options: -DSERVER_MODE
     other-modules: GFServer