diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/miopen-hip/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/miopen-hip/package.py
index f58acb04ddf..20253e16a2f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/miopen-hip/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/miopen-hip/package.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class MiopenHip(CMakePackage):
     conflicts("+asan", when="os=centos7")
     conflicts("+asan", when="os=centos8")
 
-    depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("c", type="build")
+    depends_on("cxx", type="build")
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.5:", type="build")
     depends_on("pkgconfig", type="build")