diff --git a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin-native.bb b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin-native.bb
index 05b64f31..fb228f4a 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin-native.bb
+++ b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin-native.bb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 require ${BPN}.inc
 
 inherit native
+
+DEPENDS += " \
+	qttools-native \
+"
+
diff --git a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.bb b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.bb
index d91f0dcc..3109a1c7 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.bb
+++ b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.bb
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ require ${BPN}.inc
 
 inherit cmake-lib
 
-# some optional but very common -> no additional option
+# required
 DEPENDS += " \
 	${BPN}-native \
-	qttools \
-	kcoreaddons \
-	kconfig \
-	kdoctools \
+"
+
+# optional -> TBD packageconfig
+DEPENDS += " \
 	kcompletion \
 	kconfigwidgets \
 	kiconthemes \
diff --git a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.inc b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.inc
index 67352e08..9819bd4a 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.inc
+++ b/recipes-kde/framework-tier3/kdesignerplugin/kdesignerplugin.inc
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ inherit kde
 
 SRCREV = "64e6dfdeb206a2d0623ee1d54104c907625bcde4"
 PV = "5.5.0"
+
+# required
+DEPENDS += " \
+	qttools \
+	kcoreaddons \
+	kconfig \
+	kdoctools \
+"
+