diff --git a/packages/virtual/libc/package.mk b/packages/virtual/libc/package.mk
index 1f92ddaed2..01f646d185 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/libc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/libc/package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_VERSION=""
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain glibc tz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain glibc tz libidn2"
 PKG_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain glibc:init"
 PKG_SECTION="virtual"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Meta package for installing various tools and libs needed for libc"