diff --git a/package/howl/ipkg/nifd.control b/package/howl/ipkg/nifd.control
index e324b324e..20f47e3f2 100644
--- a/package/howl/ipkg/nifd.control
+++ b/package/howl/ipkg/nifd.control
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Package: nifd
 Priority: optional
 Section: net
 Description: a network interface monitor daemon
-Depends: libhowl
+Depends: libhowl, libpthread