diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 07d283b274..5b0bc34128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ DEPDIRS-virtio = $(core-libs)
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += vmxnet3
 DEPDIRS-vmxnet3 = $(core-libs)
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += xenvirt
-DEPDIRS-xenvirt = $(core-libs)
+DEPDIRS-xenvirt = $(core-libs) librte_cmdline
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST),y)
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += vhost