diff --git a/net/mosh/Makefile b/net/mosh/Makefile
index d98d9b10a..c22041f16 100644
--- a/net/mosh/Makefile
+++ b/net/mosh/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=protobuf/host
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk