diff --git a/rules/openssh.mk b/rules/openssh.mk
index 53438b76ab7..a5e4b5c4b7b 100644
--- a/rules/openssh.mk
+++ b/rules/openssh.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export OPENSSH_VERSION
 
 OPENSSH_SERVER = openssh-server_$(OPENSSH_VERSION)_$(CONFIGURED_ARCH).deb
 $(OPENSSH_SERVER)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/openssh
+$(OPENSSH_SERVER)_DEPENDS +=  $(LIBNL3_DEV) $(LIBNL_ROUTE3_DEV)
 SONIC_MAKE_DEBS += $(OPENSSH_SERVER)
 
 # The .c, .cpp, .h & .hpp files under src/{$DBG_SRC_ARCHIVE list}