diff --git a/utils/rdiff-backup/Makefile b/utils/rdiff-backup/Makefile
index 8fdf42cb6..1b717df10 100644
--- a/utils/rdiff-backup/Makefile
+++ b/utils/rdiff-backup/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define Package/rdiff-backup
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Incremental backup utility
   URL:=http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup
-  DEPENDS:=python-core +librsync
+  DEPENDS:=python-core +librsync +libpopt
 endef
 
 define PyPackage/rdiff-backup/filespec