diff --git a/recipes-kde/apps/kio-extras/kio-extras.bb b/recipes-kde/apps/kio-extras/kio-extras.bb
index a070c369..2b0609bb 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/apps/kio-extras/kio-extras.bb
+++ b/recipes-kde/apps/kio-extras/kio-extras.bb
@@ -74,3 +74,5 @@ FILES_${PN} += " \
     \
     ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PLUGINS} \
 "
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "perl"