diff --git a/package/velia/Config.in b/package/velia/Config.in
index 99d85e1..f444cc8 100644
--- a/package/velia/Config.in
+++ b/package/velia/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_VELIA
 	bool "velia"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DOCOPT_CPP
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SPDLOG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SDBUS_CPP
diff --git a/package/velia/velia.mk b/package/velia/velia.mk
index 788ed8c..41ee75e 100644
--- a/package/velia/velia.mk
+++ b/package/velia/velia.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VELIA_SITE = https://gerrit.cesnet.cz/CzechLight/velia
 VELIA_SITE_METHOD = git
 VELIA_INSTALL_STAGING = NO
-VELIA_DEPENDENCIES = docopt-cpp spdlog boost sdbus-cpp systemd sysrepo
+VELIA_DEPENDENCIES = docopt-cpp spdlog boost sdbus-cpp systemd sysrepo libnl
 VELIA_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 VELIA_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md