diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hplip/hplip_3.12.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hplip/hplip_3.12.6.bb
index fc5ef18a06..ac1dc7eb77 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hplip/hplip_3.12.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hplip/hplip_3.12.6.bb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} += " \
         python-terminal \
         python-subprocess\
 "
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-filter += "perl"
 
 # need to snag the debug file or OE will fail on backend package
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "\