diff --git a/package/firewall/Makefile b/package/firewall/Makefile
index cb8a25a090..8d0452602b 100644
--- a/package/firewall/Makefile
+++ b/package/firewall/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define Package/firewall
   CATEGORY:=Base system
   URL:=http://openwrt.org/
   TITLE:=OpenWrt firewall
-  DEPENDS:=+iptables-mod-conntrack +iptables-mod-nat
+  DEPENDS:=+iptables +iptables-mod-conntrack +iptables-mod-nat
   PKGARCH:=all
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/qos-scripts/Makefile b/package/qos-scripts/Makefile
index 65a7590886..253e65dc4e 100644
--- a/package/qos-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/package/qos-scripts/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/qos-scripts
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Base system
-  DEPENDS:=+tc +kmod-sched +iptables-mod-filter +iptables-mod-ipopt +iptables-mod-conntrack-extra +iptables-mod-imq
+  DEPENDS:=+tc +kmod-sched +iptables +iptables-mod-filter +iptables-mod-ipopt +iptables-mod-conntrack-extra +iptables-mod-imq
   TITLE:=QoS scripts
   PKGARCH:=all
 endef