diff --git a/package/utils/secilc/Makefile b/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
index 708b81659c..26c20f9213 100644
--- a/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ define Package/secilc
 	CATEGORY:=Utilities
 	TITLE:=SELinux Common Intermediate Language (CIL) Compiler
 	URL:=http://selinuxproject.org/page/Main_Page
+	DEPENDS:=+libsepol
 endef
 
 define Package/secilc/description