diff --git a/libs/wxbase/Makefile b/libs/wxbase/Makefile
index 1136c9f60..aa50bc129 100644
--- a/libs/wxbase/Makefile
+++ b/libs/wxbase/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ define Package/libwxbase
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Cross-platform C++ framework
   URL:=http://www.wxwidgets.org/
-  DEPENDS:=+libexpat +libstdcpp +zlib
+  DEPENDS:=+libexpat +libstdcpp +zlib +libpthread
 endef
 
 define Package/libwxbase/description