diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_3.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_3.6.bb
index 33b288e1c4..eb464d486d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_3.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_3.6.bb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ FILES:${PN} += " \
     ${systemd_unitdir}/network \
 "
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = "dbus"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dbus}"
 
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = "\
     kernel-module-pkcs7-message \