diff --git a/package/lockfile-progs/lockfile-progs.mk b/package/lockfile-progs/lockfile-progs.mk
index f8d8ceeca1..031712e4f4 100644
--- a/package/lockfile-progs/lockfile-progs.mk
+++ b/package/lockfile-progs/lockfile-progs.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 LOCKFILE_PROGS_VERSION = 0.1.15
 LOCKFILE_PROGS_SOURCE = lockfile-progs_$(LOCKFILE_PROGS_VERSION).tar.gz
 LOCKFILE_PROGS_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/l/lockfile-progs/
+LOCKFILE_PROGS_DEPENDENCIES = liblockfile
 
 LOCKFILE_BINS = \
 	$(addprefix lockfile-,check create remove touch) \