diff --git a/libs/pcre/Makefile b/libs/pcre/Makefile
index ae567b76e..723d4d488 100644
--- a/libs/pcre/Makefile
+++ b/libs/pcre/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endef
 define Package/libpcrecpp
   $(call Package/libpcre/default)
   TITLE:=C++ wrapper for Perl Compatible Regular Expression library
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcre
+  DEPENDS:=+libpcre +libstdcpp
 endef