diff --git a/package/fwts/fwts.mk b/package/fwts/fwts.mk
index aa006f3b8b..b29de2cf25 100644
--- a/package/fwts/fwts.mk
+++ b/package/fwts/fwts.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ FWTS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1, Custom
 FWTS_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 FWTS_AUTORECONF = YES
 FWTS_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf json-c libglib2 libbsd \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BASH_COMPLETION),bash-completion) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_DTC),dtc)
 
 ifdef BR2_PACKAGE_FWTS_EFI_RUNTIME_MODULE