diff --git a/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta b/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
index 9bf1502efd..ee38fd24dd 100644
--- a/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
+++ b/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="wget"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"