diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
index 00598917fd..11fe254d6f 100644
--- a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/rpcd
   $(Package/rpcd/default)
-  DEPENDS+= +libuci +libblobmsg-json
+  DEPENDS+= +libuci +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c
 endef
 
 define Package/rpcd/description