diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
index c0a2778b67..4d30a42ca3 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MATCHBOX_SITE = http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/matchbox/matchbox-win
 MATCHBOX_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 MATCHBOX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES = matchbox-lib
+MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES = expat matchbox-lib
 MATCHBOX_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-expat \
 	--disable-gconf \