diff --git a/package/gencert/gencert.mk b/package/gencert/gencert.mk
index 99c441e7..c299c355 100644
--- a/package/gencert/gencert.mk
+++ b/package/gencert/gencert.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ GENCERT_SITE = $(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/src/gencert
 GENCERT_LICENSE = ISC
 GENCERT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 GENCERT_REDISTRIBUTE = NO
-GENCERT_DEPENDENCIES = openssl
+GENCERT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libopenssl
 GENCERT_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 define GENCERT_CONF_ENV