diff --git a/lib/util/wscript_build b/lib/util/wscript_build
index d50592bd1f3..2fa402396c7 100755
--- a/lib/util/wscript_build
+++ b/lib/util/wscript_build
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ bld.SAMBA_LIBRARY('util_tdb',
 bld.SAMBA_LIBRARY('tevent-util',
 	source='tevent_unix.c tevent_ntstatus.c tevent_werror.c',
 	local_include=False,
-	public_deps='tevent',
+	public_deps='tevent errors',
 	public_headers='tevent_ntstatus.h tevent_unix.h tevent_werror.h',
 	header_path=[ ('*', 'util') ],
 	pc_files=[],