diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-netkit/netkit-rsh/netkit-rsh_0.17.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-netkit/netkit-rsh/netkit-rsh_0.17.bb
index f6c05da..70fb4cf 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-netkit/netkit-rsh/netkit-rsh_0.17.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-netkit/netkit-rsh/netkit-rsh_0.17.bb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 "
 SRC_URI += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '${PAM_SRC_URI}', '', d)}"
 
-inherit pkgconfig
+inherit pkgconfig update-alternatives
 
 CFLAGS += " -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 LDFLAGS += " -L${STAGING_LIBDIR} -lutil -lcrypt"