diff --git a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index f98678973b..e570a9ee1a 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ if grep -q ^BR2_PACKAGE_MPV=y $BR2_CONFIG ; then
     required_perl_modules="$required_perl_modules Math::BigRat"
 fi
 
+if grep -q ^BR2_PACKAGE_WHOIS=y $BR2_CONFIG ; then
+    required_perl_modules="$required_perl_modules autodie"
+fi
+
 # This variable will keep the modules that are missing in your system.
 missing_perl_modules=""