diff --git a/packages/virtual/network/package.mk b/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
index e2c6e4d592..c0e9054949 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ if [ "${SAMBA_SERVER}" = "yes" ] || [ "${SAMBA_SUPPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" samba"
 fi
 
+if [ "${SAMBA_SUPPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
+  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" cifs-utils"
+fi
+
 if [ "${OPENVPN_SUPPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" openvpn"
 fi