diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 0d8e61e00c4361cbe9b08af5397ab91fc0cb1a3d..c21150dd7e9f18b5e09b7d0aaf331871e66538aa 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -156,3 +156,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter fib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += vtimer
   USEMODULE += net_help
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter oonf_common,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += socket_base
+endif