diff --git a/package/rsh-redone/rsh-redone.mk b/package/rsh-redone/rsh-redone.mk
index f63da648ce..5ac12811b9 100644
--- a/package/rsh-redone/rsh-redone.mk
+++ b/package/rsh-redone/rsh-redone.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RSH_REDONE_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	BIN="$(RSH_REDONE_BINS-y)" SBIN="$(RSH_REDONE_SBINS-y)"
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RSH_REDONE_RSHD)$(BR2_PACKAGE_RSH_REDONE_RLOGIND),)
-RSH_REDONE_DEPENDENCIES = linux-pam
+RSH_REDONE_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
 endif
 
 define RSH_REDONE_BUILD_CMDS