diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/Makefile b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/Makefile
index 8a818a808e54ecf141e2e878ba8b3ccbb9f9585c..7bb38bb1132dd99a9bce83d7a9cb567de4ff3ea0 100644
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define Package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv
   SECTION:=gluon
   CATEGORY:=Gluon
   TITLE:=Support for batman-adv meshing
-  DEPENDS:=+gluon-core
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-core +kmod-batman-adv
 endef
 
 define Package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/description