diff --git a/utils/dbus/Makefile b/utils/dbus/Makefile
index 0a0de2a95..38d3ce790 100644
--- a/utils/dbus/Makefile
+++ b/utils/dbus/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ define Package/libdbus
 $(call Package/dbus/Default)
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE+= (library)
+  DEPENDS:= +libpthread
 endef
 
 define Package/libdbus/Description