diff --git a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
index c124c020a9..88747b752b 100644
--- a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
+++ b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEE),y)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
+	RSYSLOG_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
 	RSYSLOG_CONF_ENV += LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/libgcrypt-config
 	RSYSLOG_CONF_OPT += --enable-libgcrypt=yes
 else