diff --git a/usermngr/Makefile b/usermngr/Makefile
index 9ffc11ef6..b4629d721 100644
--- a/usermngr/Makefile
+++ b/usermngr/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ define Package/usermngr
   DEPENDS:=+shadow-utils +libopenssl +libuci +libubox +ubus
   DEPENDS+=+libbbfdm-api +libbbfdm-ubus +bbfdmd
   DEPENDS+=+@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADDUSER +@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DELUSER +@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADDGROUP +@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DELGROUP +shadow-usermod
+  DEPENDS+=+@SHADOW_UTILS_USE_PAM
   DEPENDS+=+linux-pam
   DEPENDS+=+passwdqc
   TITLE:=Package to add Device.Users. datamodel support