diff --git a/packages/virtual/network/package.mk b/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
index eda28147d4..e2c6e4d592 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/network/package.mk
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ fi
 if [ "${ISCSI_SUPPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" open-iscsi"
 fi
+
+if [ "${NFS_SUPPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
+  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" nfs-utils"
+fi
+