diff --git a/packages/addons/networking/backup/rsync/meta b/packages/addons/networking/backup/rsync/meta
index 58e6d59d6b..4ffdf10cd0 100644
--- a/packages/addons/networking/backup/rsync/meta
+++ b/packages/addons/networking/backup/rsync/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html"
 PKG_URL="ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/src/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain $ICONV"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain $ICONV popt"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network/backup"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="rsync: A replacement for rcp that has many more features"