diff --git a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
index b6b436c..8b6e51f 100644
--- a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
+++ b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ PAM_PLUGINS = "libpam-runtime \
 	pam-plugin-permit \
 	pam-plugin-unix \
 	"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '${PAM_PLUGINS}', '', d)}"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '${PAM_PLUGINS}', '', d)}
+                   sftp-server"
 
 inherit autotools update-rc.d systemd