diff --git a/devel/dmalloc/Makefile b/devel/dmalloc/Makefile
index d3680c150..1623d584f 100644
--- a/devel/dmalloc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dmalloc/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ endef
 define Package/libdmalloc
   $(call Package/dmalloc/Default)
   TITLE+= (library)
+  DEPENDS:=@USE_GLIBC||@USE_EGLIBC
 endef
 
 define Package/dmalloc-utils