diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index b674191b22..00e114566c 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ GLIBC_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
 
 # Before glibc is configured, we must have the first stage
 # cross-compiler and the kernel headers
-GLIBC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gcc-initial linux-headers host-gawk
+GLIBC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gcc-initial linux-headers host-bison host-gawk
 
 GLIBC_SUBDIR = build