diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb
index a830385352..bf6835e0d6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "060309d7a333d38d951bc27598c677af1796934dbd98e1024e7ad8de79
 # Issue only affects Debian/SUSE, not us
 CVE_CHECK_IGNORE += "CVE-2021-26720"
 
-DEPENDS = "expat libcap libdaemon glib-2.0"
+DEPENDS = "expat libcap libdaemon glib-2.0 glib-2.0-native gobject-introspection"
 
 # For gtk related PACKAGECONFIGs: gtk, gtk3
 AVAHI_GTK ?= ""