diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 4cf9f35..d19d12e 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1748,6 +1748,7 @@ libs() {
 
 # predefined splitfunc openrc
 default_openrc() {
+	depends="$depends_openrc"
 	pkgdesc="$pkgdesc (OpenRC init scripts)"
 	install_if="openrc $pkgname=$pkgver-r$pkgrel"
 	local dir file