diff --git a/libs/faad2/Makefile b/libs/faad2/Makefile
index ea666be34..87ed01650 100644
--- a/libs/faad2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/faad2/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $(call Package/faad2/Default)
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE+=library
+  DEPENDS:=@BUILD_PATENTED
 endef
 
 define Package/libfaad2/description