diff --git a/package/spidev_test/Makefile b/package/spidev_test/Makefile
index eead4c14e79..4750ba01b3c 100644
--- a/package/spidev_test/Makefile
+++ b/package/spidev_test/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/spidev-test
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6
+  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6 +kmod-spi-dev
   TITLE:=SPI testing utility
   VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   URL:=http://www.kernel.org