diff --git a/platform/cavium/cavm-platform-modules.mk b/platform/cavium/cavm-platform-modules.mk
index 4ac72a4c4aa..500043d131e 100644
--- a/platform/cavium/cavm-platform-modules.mk
+++ b/platform/cavium/cavm-platform-modules.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CAVM_PLATFORM_DEB = cavm_platform_modules.deb
 $(CAVM_PLATFORM_DEB)_SRC_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/cavm_platform_modules
+$(CAVM_PLATFORM_DEB)_DEPENDS += $(LINUX_HEADERS) $(LINUX_HEADERS_COMMON)
 SONIC_MAKE_DEBS += $(CAVM_PLATFORM_DEB)