diff --git a/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/calf-studio-gear/calf-native.bb b/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/calf-studio-gear/calf-native.bb
index 8a76d7fc..2454ceb9 100644
--- a/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/calf-studio-gear/calf-native.bb
+++ b/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/calf-studio-gear/calf-native.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig native
 DEPENDS += " \
     glib-2.0-native \
     lv2-native \
+    expat-native \
 "
 
 SRC_URI += " \