diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ccc439313e..99cfd655e4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 	New packages: cgilua, copas, coxpcall, luafilesystem,
 	luasocket, rings, wsapi, xavante
 
-	Updated/fixed packages: cdrkit, gawk, libidn, netperf,
-	openssl, php, qt, sqlite, tn5250, usbutils
+	Updated/fixed packages: cdrkit, gawk, iptables, libidn,
+	netperf, openssl, php, qt, sqlite, tn5250, usbutils
 
 	Removed packages: modutils
 
diff --git a/package/iptables/iptables.mk b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
index 3e847d2bd7..8e2ebc4409 100644
--- a/package/iptables/iptables.mk
+++ b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 IPTABLES_VERSION = 1.4.8
 IPTABLES_SOURCE = iptables-$(IPTABLES_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IPTABLES_SITE = http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/iptables
+IPTABLES_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
 
 IPTABLES_CONF_OPT = --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-kernel=$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)
 ifneq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)