diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_create_subpackages.sh b/scripts/build/termux_create_subpackages.sh
index 4df114731..a764e13f1 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_create_subpackages.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_create_subpackages.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ termux_create_subpackages() {
 			else
 				echo "Depends: $TERMUX_PKG_NAME (= $TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION)" >> control
 			fi
+		else
+			echo "Depends: $TERMUX_SUBPKG_DEPENDS" >> control
 		fi
 
 		test ! -z "$TERMUX_SUBPKG_BREAKS" && echo "Breaks: $TERMUX_SUBPKG_BREAKS" >> control