diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
index caa59249d31..0738ec68f56 100644
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/uhttpd
   $(Package/uhttpd/default)
-  DEPENDS:=+libubox +libblobmsg-json +libjson-script
+  DEPENDS:=+libubox +libblobmsg-json +libjson-script +libjson-c
 endef
 
 define Package/uhttpd/description