diff --git a/sys/nlm/nlm_prot_impl.c b/sys/nlm/nlm_prot_impl.c
index bd0d2c808272..db3e198a4cf1 100644
--- a/sys/nlm/nlm_prot_impl.c
+++ b/sys/nlm/nlm_prot_impl.c
@@ -2410,6 +2410,7 @@ static moduledata_t nfslockd_mod = {
 DECLARE_MODULE(nfslockd, nfslockd_mod, SI_SUB_VFS, SI_ORDER_ANY);
 
 /* So that loader and kldload(2) can find us, wherever we are.. */
+MODULE_DEPEND(nfslockd, xdr, 1, 1, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(nfslockd, krpc, 1, 1, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(nfslockd, nfscommon, 1, 1, 1);
 MODULE_VERSION(nfslockd, 1);