diff --git a/package/gob2/Config.in b/package/gob2/Config.in
index 314a1da7e2..2545bafa62 100644
--- a/package/gob2/Config.in
+++ b/package/gob2/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GOB2
 	bool "gob2"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FLEX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FLEX_LIBFL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BISON
 	help
 	  GOB (GTK+ Object Builder) is a preprocessor which simplifies
diff --git a/package/gob2/gob2.mk b/package/gob2/gob2.mk
index cdf7961b13..5d50ed6cb6 100644
--- a/package/gob2/gob2.mk
+++ b/package/gob2/gob2.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GOB2_VERSION = 2.0.15
 GOB2_SOURCE = gob2-$(GOB2_VERSION).tar.gz
 GOB2_SITE = http://ftp.5z.com/pub/gob/
 
-GOB2_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 flex bison host-pkg-config
+GOB2_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 flex bison host-pkg-config host-flex
 
 HOST_GOB2_DEPENDENCIES = host-libglib2