diff --git a/package/perl-www-robotrules/Config.in b/package/perl-www-robotrules/Config.in
index 83dbcfbbbe..e80f5a0d9d 100644
--- a/package/perl-www-robotrules/Config.in
+++ b/package/perl-www-robotrules/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES
 	bool "perl-www-robotrules"
-	select PERL_URI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_URI
 	help
 	  This module provides functions that deal the date formats used by the
 	  HTTP protocol (and then some more)
diff --git a/package/perl-www-robotrules/perl-www-robotrules.mk b/package/perl-www-robotrules/perl-www-robotrules.mk
index 0c68b98a3a..e74baabbfd 100644
--- a/package/perl-www-robotrules/perl-www-robotrules.mk
+++ b/package/perl-www-robotrules/perl-www-robotrules.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_VERSION = 6.02
 PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_SOURCE = WWW-RobotRules-$(PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_VERSION).tar.gz
 PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_SITE = $(BR2_CPAN_MIRROR)/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS
-PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_DEPENDENCIES = perl-uri
+PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_DEPENDENCIES = perl perl-uri
 PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_LICENSE = Artistic or GPLv1+
 PERL_WWW_ROBOTRULES_LICENSE_FILES = README