diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index c21150dd7e9f18b5e09b7d0aaf331871e66538aa..0ecb5a7baf77389cdb0853c3154e62b2efb45bef 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -158,5 +158,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter fib,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter oonf_common,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEPKG += oonf_api
   USEMODULE += socket_base
 endif