diff --git a/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/Config.in b/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/Config.in
index 3ec530cd39..d334d0c2cb 100644
--- a/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_PVR_STALKER
 	bool "kodi-pvr-stalker"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JSONCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_PLATFORM
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
 	help
 	  A PVR Client that connects Kodi to Stalker Middleware
 
diff --git a/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/kodi-pvr-stalker.mk b/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/kodi-pvr-stalker.mk
index ee61171d78..32ac2cad0e 100644
--- a/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/kodi-pvr-stalker.mk
+++ b/package/kodi-pvr-stalker/kodi-pvr-stalker.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ KODI_PVR_STALKER_VERSION = 2.8.6-Krypton
 KODI_PVR_STALKER_SITE = $(call github,kodi-pvr,pvr.stalker,$(KODI_PVR_STALKER_VERSION))
 KODI_PVR_STALKER_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 KODI_PVR_STALKER_LICENSE_FILES = src/client.h
-KODI_PVR_STALKER_DEPENDENCIES = jsoncpp kodi-platform
+KODI_PVR_STALKER_DEPENDENCIES = jsoncpp kodi-platform libxml2
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))