diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.14.5.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.14.5.bb
index c8a2e12f4f..b134790620 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.14.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.14.5.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "console/network"
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0 & MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=6487ae7094d359fa90fb9c4096e52e2b"
 
-DEPENDS = "apr-util serf sqlite3 file lz4"
+DEPENDS = "apr-util serf sqlite3 file lz4 expat"
 DEPENDS:append:class-native = " file-replacement-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "${APACHE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.bz2 \