diff --git a/package/confd/Config.in b/package/confd/Config.in
index cb551a7a..170aeecc 100644
--- a/package/confd/Config.in
+++ b/package/confd/Config.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CONFD
 	bool "confd"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSREPO
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NETOPEER2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AUGEAS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JANSSON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBITE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_NETOPEER2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSREPO
 	help
 	  A plugin to sysrepo that provides the core YANG models used to
 	  manage an Infix based system.  Configuration can be done using
diff --git a/package/confd/confd.mk b/package/confd/confd.mk
index f707dfae..5b4fd02a 100644
--- a/package/confd/confd.mk
+++ b/package/confd/confd.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CONFD_VERSION = 1.0
 CONFD_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 CONFD_SITE_METHOD = local
 CONFD_SITE = $(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/src/confd
-CONFD_DEPENDENCIES = augeas sysrepo
+CONFD_DEPENDENCIES = augeas jansson libite sysrepo
 CONFD_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 define CONFD_INSTALL_EXTRA