diff --git a/package/libosmium/libosmium.mk b/package/libosmium/libosmium.mk
index 2725130e72..b96c084b69 100644
--- a/package/libosmium/libosmium.mk
+++ b/package/libosmium/libosmium.mk
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 LIBOSMIUM_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GDAL),y)
+LIBOSMIUM_DEPENDENCIES += gdal
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))