diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index c4b9a54252..6378b5a3d8 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ ifneq ($(QT5BASE_CONFIG_FILE),)
 QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -qconfig buildroot
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV),y)
+QT5BASE_DEPENDENCIES += udev
+endif
+
 # Qt5 SQL Plugins
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_SQL),y)
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_MYSQL),y)