diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
index de9b62012f..7af55c4269 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "A console URL download utility featuring HTTP, FTP, and more."
 SECTION = "console/network"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
-DEPENDS = "openssl zlib"
+DEPENDS = "openssl zlib libpcre"
 
 INC_PR = "r16"