diff --git a/package/autofs/autofs.mk b/package/autofs/autofs.mk
index 87a218441e..e7c65ef4b0 100644
--- a/package/autofs/autofs.mk
+++ b/package/autofs/autofs.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AUTOFS_SOURCE = autofs-$(AUTOFS_VERSION).tar.xz
 AUTOFS_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/daemons/autofs/v5
 AUTOFS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 AUTOFS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYRIGHT
-AUTOFS_DEPENDENCIES = host-flex host-bison host-pkgconf
+AUTOFS_DEPENDENCIES = host-flex host-bison host-pkgconf host-nfs-utils
 
 # autofs looks on the build machine for the path of modprobe, so tell
 # it explicitly where it will be located on the target.