diff --git a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
index 6a47095a7d1d355ce934054c391785905f5e5ccf..2c479c0849c18d4edad8e00e8c2c5bc130f1d17e 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 TAR_OPTIONS += --exclude='*.rej'
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=librpc
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/conntrack-tools