diff --git a/package/multicat/multicat.mk b/package/multicat/multicat.mk
index 5909bc51ee..cc6eb78d24 100644
--- a/package/multicat/multicat.mk
+++ b/package/multicat/multicat.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ MULTICAT_SITE = https://get.videolan.org/multicat/$(MULTICAT_VERSION)
 MULTICAT_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 MULTICAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+MULTICAT_DEPENDENCIES = bitstream
+
 MULTICAT_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 
 define MULTICAT_BUILD_CMDS