diff --git a/package/drbd-utils/drbd-utils.mk b/package/drbd-utils/drbd-utils.mk
index 0da4b1f12e..5df5b81988 100644
--- a/package/drbd-utils/drbd-utils.mk
+++ b/package/drbd-utils/drbd-utils.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DRBD_UTILS_VERSION = 8.9.1
 DRBD_UTILS_SITE = http://oss.linbit.com/drbd/
 DRBD_UTILS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 DRBD_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+DRBD_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-flex
 
 DRBD_UTILS_CONF_OPTS = --with-distro=generic