diff --git a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
index c23423d061..ce55b88e52 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="BSD"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.net-snmp.org"
 PKG_URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-snmp/files/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libnl"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libnl openssl"
 PKG_SECTION="service"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="Simple Network Management Protocol utilities."
 PKG_LONGDESC="Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely used protocol for monitoring the health and welfare of network equipment."