diff --git a/contrib/package/luci/Makefile b/contrib/package/luci/Makefile
index e1ae6e7591..511722a77c 100644
--- a/contrib/package/luci/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/package/luci/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ define Package/luci-lib-core
   URL:=http://luci.subsignal.org/
   MAINTAINER:=LuCI Development Team <luci@lists.subsignal.org>
   SUBMENU:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=+lua
+  DEPENDS:=+lua +libuci-lua
   TITLE:=LuCI core libraries
 endef