diff --git a/net/openbgpd7/Makefile b/net/openbgpd7/Makefile
index 00b3e66ba7c19..118de8ba51e1b 100644
--- a/net/openbgpd7/Makefile
+++ b/net/openbgpd7/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ COMMENT=	Free implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol, Version 4
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${FILESDIR}/COPYING
 
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libevent.so:devel/libevent
+
 USES=		autoreconf libtool localbase pathfix uidfix
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}