diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bind9/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bind9/package.py
index 7340f90cb16..d5b8f2d31c2 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bind9/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bind9/package.py
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ class Bind9(AutotoolsPackage):
 
     version('9_14_6', sha256='98be7a7b6d614b519f6c8d6ec7a8a39759ae9604d87228d9dc7c034471e5433e')
 
+    depends_on('libuv', type='link')
+    depends_on('pkgconfig', type='build')
+    depends_on('openssl', type='link')
+    depends_on('libiconv', type='link')
+
     def configure_args(self):
-        args = ["--without-python", "--disable-linux-caps"]
+        args = ["--without-python", "--disable-linux-caps",
+                '--with-openssl={0}'.format(self.spec['openssl'].prefix)]
         return args