diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2.inc
index d8b1a17c11..41957ce5b3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=eb723b61539feef013de476e68b5c50a \
                     file://ip/ip.c;beginline=3;endline=8;md5=689d691d0410a4b64d3899f8d6e31817"
 
-DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native"
+DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native iptables"
 
 inherit update-alternatives