diff --git a/srcpkgs/wget/template b/srcpkgs/wget/template
index e63c47dd95..e72ba249a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wget/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wget/template
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ conf_files="/etc/wgetrc"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libssl
 Add_dependency run libidn
+Add_dependency run ca-certificates
 Add_dependency build gettext
 Add_dependency build texinfo
 Add_dependency build openssl-devel