diff --git a/collections/luci-ssl-openssl/Makefile b/collections/luci-ssl-openssl/Makefile
index 127db14d8f..df019b2ebb 100644
--- a/collections/luci-ssl-openssl/Makefile
+++ b/collections/luci-ssl-openssl/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ LUCI_DESCRIPTION:=LuCI with OpenSSL as the SSL backend (libustream-openssl). \
  OpenSSL cmd tools (openssl-util) are used by uhttpd for SSL key generation \
  instead of the default px5g. (If px5g is installed, uhttpd will prefer that.)
 
-LUCI_DEPENDS:=+luci-light +libustream-openssl +openssl-util
+LUCI_DEPENDS:=+luci-light \
+	+libustream-openssl \
+	+openssl-util \
+	+luci-app-package-manager
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
 
diff --git a/collections/luci-ssl/Makefile b/collections/luci-ssl/Makefile
index fabc573e7d..6c89b6abad 100644
--- a/collections/luci-ssl/Makefile
+++ b/collections/luci-ssl/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ LUCI_TYPE:=col
 LUCI_BASENAME:=ssl
 
 LUCI_TITLE:=LuCI with HTTPS support (mbedtls as SSL backend)
-LUCI_DEPENDS:=+luci-light +libustream-mbedtls +px5g-mbedtls
+LUCI_DEPENDS:=+luci-light \
+	+libustream-mbedtls \
+	+px5g-mbedtls \
+	+luci-app-package-manager
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0