diff --git a/libethernet/Makefile b/libethernet/Makefile
index cfab7440a..6f220bd08 100644
--- a/libethernet/Makefile
+++ b/libethernet/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ endif
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_LICENSE:=LGPL-2.1-only
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=+TARGET_brcmbca:bcmkernel
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk