diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt3d.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt3d.inc
index 89b378c0ac..6034be5d8b 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt3d.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt3d.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 require qt5.inc
 
+DEPENDS += "qtdeclarative"
+
 LICENSE = "GFDL-1.3 & LGPL-2.1 & PREVIEW.COMMERCIAL"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.LGPL;md5=4ac745f4b16b419fa48a24d41e983c40 \
                     file://LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt;md5=eb6c371255e1262c55ae9b652a90b528 \