diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-native_5.24.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-native_5.24.1.bb
index 896a379db6..e01d11fbed 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-native_5.24.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-native_5.24.1.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 require perl.inc
 
+# We need gnugrep (for -I)
+DEPENDS = "virtual/db-native grep-native"
+DEPENDS += "gdbm-native zlib-native"
+
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e MAKEFLAGS="
 
 SRC_URI += "\