diff --git a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
index 162ac5d795..3339b35c91 100644
--- a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
+++ b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_SDL),y)
-NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES += sdl
+NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES += sdl host-libpng
 NETSURF_FRONTEND = framebuffer
 endif