diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index b80a1d3f41..2553d51452 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dbus [platform:dpkg]
 libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libffi-devel [platform:rpm]
 gcc [platform:rpm]