diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b46a8ea5f..b1a7d383d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Package: python-icinga2
 Architecture: all
 Section: python
 Priority: extra
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}
+Depends: python-pkg-resources, ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}
 Description: host and network monitoring system - Python module
  Icinga 2 is a general-purpose monitoring application and the next generation
  after Icinga 1.x - which was a Nagios fork. It should fit the needs of a small