diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01c7850290..2d43a723aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4055,6 +4055,7 @@ EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [ecore])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [eet])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [eo])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [eina])
+EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [efl])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EIO], [emile])
 
 EFL_ADD_LIBS([EIO], [-lm])