diff --git a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
index 1bfc17d5f4..c7a4607b7f 100644
--- a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
+++ b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_WAVPACK),y)
 XBMC_DEPENDENCIES += wavpack
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XBMC_LIBTHEORA),y)
+XBMC_DEPENDENCIES += libtheora
+endif
+
 # Add HOST_DIR to PATH for codegenerator.mk to find swig
 define XBMC_BOOTSTRAP
 	cd $(@D) && PATH=$(BR_PATH) AUTOPOINT=/bin/true ./bootstrap