diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
index 92d4020276..f6add4b89e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_${PV}.tar.xz \
 
 DEPENDS = "zlib bzip2 perl ncurses"
 DEPENDS_class-native = "bzip2-replacement-native zlib-native virtual/update-alternatives-native gettext-native perl-native"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives} xz run-postinsts"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives} xz run-postinsts perl"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-native = "xz-native"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-${PV}"