diff --git a/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk b/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
index 25ae69ebf6..a0d0662947 100644
--- a/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
+++ b/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NTPSEC_CPE_ID_VERSION = $(NTPSEC_VERSION_MAJOR).$(NTPSEC_VERSION_MINOR)
 NTPSEC_CPE_ID_UPDATE = $(NTPSEC_VERSION_POINT)
 
 NTPSEC_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-bison \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	python3 \
 	libcap \