diff --git a/sound/pulseaudio/Makefile b/sound/pulseaudio/Makefile
index e75e2c80c..23a8c80d1 100644
--- a/sound/pulseaudio/Makefile
+++ b/sound/pulseaudio/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/pulseaudio-daemon
   $(call Package/pulseaudio/Default)
+  DEPENDS+=+libjson-c
 endef
 
 define Package/pulseaudio/Default/description