diff --git a/libs/liboil/Makefile b/libs/liboil/Makefile
index 83bec40fd..ad7777996 100644
--- a/libs/liboil/Makefile
+++ b/libs/liboil/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ define Package/liboil
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=simple functions optimized for various CPUs
   URL:=http://liboil.freedesktop.org/wiki/
+  DEPENDS:=+librt
 endef
 
 define Package/liboil/description