diff --git a/package/kernel/exfat/Makefile b/package/kernel/exfat/Makefile
index 539bdfd295..1fa859c607 100644
--- a/package/kernel/exfat/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/exfat/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ define KernelPackage/fs-exfat
   TITLE:=exFAT kernel module
   FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/exfat.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,exfat)
+  DEPENDS:= +kmod-nls-base
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/exfat/description