diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a540b67b..3b3fd5d6a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ test "x${device_backend}" = "xeeze" || AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_HAL],[1],[enable
 
 DBUS_MOUNT_CONFIG=1
 dbus_mount="dbus-1"
-hal_mount="ehal >= 1.0.0"
+hal_mount="ehal >= 1.0.0, edbus >= 1.0.0"
 udisks_mount="eukit >= 1.0.0"
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([mount-hal],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-mount-hal],[enable hal mounting support @<:@default=enabled@:>@]),