diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/tests/Makefile b/sbin/dhclient/tests/Makefile
index b092eead050d..a460f7f9be11 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/tests/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/tests/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ PLAIN_TESTS_C=				option-domain-search_test
 SRCS.option-domain-search_test=		alloc.c convert.c hash.c options.c \
 					tables.c fake.c option-domain-search.c
 CFLAGS.option-domain-search_test+=	-I${.CURDIR}/..
+DPADD.option-domain-search_test=	${LIBUTIL}
 LDADD.option-domain-search_test=	-lutil
 
 WARNS?=	2