diff --git a/meta-perl/conf/layer.conf b/meta-perl/conf/layer.conf
index 0485ac8df1..a861c3edb7 100644
--- a/meta-perl/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-perl/conf/layer.conf
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_perl-layer = "6"
 # cause compatibility issues with other layers
 LAYERVERSION_perl-layer = "1"
 
-LAYERDEPENDS_perl-layer = "core"
+LAYERDEPENDS_perl-layer = "core openembedded-layer"