diff --git a/package/syslog-ng/ipkg/syslog-ng.control b/package/syslog-ng/ipkg/syslog-ng.control
index 074fff189..ead047b3c 100644
--- a/package/syslog-ng/ipkg/syslog-ng.control
+++ b/package/syslog-ng/ipkg/syslog-ng.control
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Package: syslog-ng
 Priority: optional
 Section: admin
 Description: A powerful syslog daemon
+Depends: libol