diff --git a/capiagent/Makefile b/capiagent/Makefile
index 0acd7e73e..1f69a5938 100644
--- a/capiagent/Makefile
+++ b/capiagent/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/capiagent
   TITLE+= capiagent (daemon implementing Wi-Fi Alliance's CAPI commands)
   DEPENDS= +libubox +libuci +libubus +libnl-genl +libeasy +libwifi \
-	   +libjson-c +libblobmsg-json +ubus +libieee1905
+	   +libjson-c +libblobmsg-json +ubus +libieee1905 +libwifiutils
 endef
 
 define Package/capiagent/description