diff --git a/wifimngr/Makefile b/wifimngr/Makefile
index 01b82cf33fbfe8d4debee167ca0ce2135a932f00..d1838d52aa5be809746b3ea50df442a3727e173c 100644
--- a/wifimngr/Makefile
+++ b/wifimngr/Makefile
@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
+		     CONFIG_PACKAGE_libwifiutils \
+		     CONFIG_PACKAGE_libwifi
+
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS := libwifi
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/wifimngr
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE:=WiFi status and configration utility
-  DEPENDS:=+libwifi +libuci +libubox +ubus +libpthread +libnl-genl
+  DEPENDS:=+libwifiutils +libwifi +libuci +libubox +ubus +libpthread +libnl-genl
 endef
 
 define Package/wifimngr/description