diff --git a/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl b/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
index 9186c4d1cc..d16dad7ef2 100644
--- a/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
+++ b/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ long_desc="
 keep_dirs="/var/lib/$pkgname"
 config_files="/etc/$pkgname/initramfs.conf /etc/$pkgname/update-initramfs.conf"
 build_depends="cpio-2.9 util-linux-ng-2.14 klibc-1.5.14
- module-init-tools-3.5 udev-1.30"
+ module-init-tools-3.5 udev-1.30 busybox-initramfs-1.13"
 run_depends="glibc-2.8 gawk-3.1.6 findutils-4.4.0 sed-4.1.5 grep-2.5.3
  $build_depends"