diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcat/netcat_0.7.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcat/netcat_0.7.1.bb
index fd36aadd7e..4e87645406 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcat/netcat_0.7.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcat/netcat_0.7.1.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/netcat/netcat-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "0a29eff1736ddb5effd0b1ec1f6fe0ef"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b55af0bbdf5acc02d1eb6ab18da2acd77a400bafd074489003f3df09676332bb"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools sourceforge-releases
 
 CVE_PRODUCT = "netcat_project:netcat"