diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mklibs/mklibs-native_0.1.38.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/mklibs/mklibs-native_0.1.38.bb
index e4240521c9..6367e8f3bb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mklibs/mklibs-native_0.1.38.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mklibs/mklibs-native_0.1.38.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://code.launchpad.net/mklibs"
 SECTION = "devel"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://debian/copyright;md5=98d31037b13d896e33890738ef01af64"
-DEPENDS = "python-native"
+DEPENDS = "python-native dpkg-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mklibs/${BPN}_${PV}.tar.gz \
 	file://ac_init_fix.patch\