diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
index 3e392fa5ec..4038afbc11 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@ RPROVIDES_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
 RCONFLICTS_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
 RREPLACES_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
 
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = "libcogl"
+
 COMPATIBLE_HOST_armv4 = 'null'