diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/onig/onig_6.9.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/onig/onig_6.9.4.bb
index 50d9f52353..701f65c299 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/onig/onig_6.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/onig/onig_6.9.4.bb
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ do_install_ptest() {
     mkdir -p ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests
     install -m 0755 -t ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/ ${B}/test/.libs/*
 }
+
+PROVIDES += "oniguruma"