diff --git a/package/perf/perf.mk b/package/perf/perf.mk
index 36989fc939..dee05c3f68 100644
--- a/package/perf/perf.mk
+++ b/package/perf/perf.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_arc),y)
 PERF_MAKE_FLAGS += NO_BACKTRACE=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SLANG),y)
+PERF_DEPENDENCIES += slang
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ELFUTILS),y)
 PERF_DEPENDENCIES += elfutils
 else