diff --git a/package/lan951x-led-ctl/lan951x-led-ctl.mk b/package/lan951x-led-ctl/lan951x-led-ctl.mk
index dba3108f11..dcaaefd981 100644
--- a/package/lan951x-led-ctl/lan951x-led-ctl.mk
+++ b/package/lan951x-led-ctl/lan951x-led-ctl.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 LAN951X_LED_CTL_VERSION = 0291b91702f5742fa56aa5e0942c28261777de7c
 LAN951X_LED_CTL_SITE = $(call github,dumpsite,lan951x-led-ctl,$(LAN951X_LED_CTL_VERSION))
+LAN951X_LED_CTL_DEPENDENCIES = libusb
 
 define LAN951X_LED_CTL_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CLFAGS) -Iinclude"