diff --git a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
index fe7a6fc304..344a6fa8e4 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
+++ b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSELINUX),y)
 IPROUTE2_DEPENDENCIES += libselinux
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC),y)
+IPROUTE2_DEPENDENCIES += libtirpc
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IPTABLES)x$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),yx)
 IPROUTE2_DEPENDENCIES += iptables
 else