diff --git a/var/spack/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/dcap/package.py b/var/spack/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/dcap/package.py
index 0523f25d865..f41038e2027 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/dcap/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/dcap/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Dcap(AutotoolsPackage):
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
     depends_on("m4", type="build")
 
+    depends_on("krb5")
     depends_on("openssl")
     depends_on("libxcrypt")
     depends_on("zlib-api")