diff --git a/package/gpm/gpm.mk b/package/gpm/gpm.mk
index 58fab0047f..85fdad6ff8 100644
--- a/package/gpm/gpm.mk
+++ b/package/gpm/gpm.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ GPM_SITE = http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/archives/
 GPM_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 GPM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 GPM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+GPM_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison
 
 # if not already installed in staging dir, gpm Makefile may fail to find some
 # of the headers needed to generate build dependencies, the first time it is