diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_git.bb b/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_git.bb
index 2502065..f576aec 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_git.bb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 DEPENDS += "virtual/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory"
 DEPENDS += "virtual/phosphor-ipmi-channel-config"
 DEPENDS += "boost"
+DEPENDS += "sdeventplus"
 
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_ipmi-config ?= "phosphor-ipmi-config"