diff --git a/utils/cryptsetup/Makefile b/utils/cryptsetup/Makefile
index 015ddf728..e8c0fc4ae 100644
--- a/utils/cryptsetup/Makefile
+++ b/utils/cryptsetup/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $(call Package/cryptsetup/Default)
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE:=Cryptsetup
-  DEPENDS:=+libblkid +libuuid +libpopt +lvm2 +libgcrypt +libdevmapper
+  DEPENDS:=+libblkid +libuuid +libpopt +lvm2 +libgcrypt +libdevmapper +@KERNEL_DIRECT_IO
 endef
 
 define Package/cryptsetup/description