diff --git a/package.mk b/package.mk
index 1cb8968..68ade95 100644
--- a/package.mk
+++ b/package.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 RELEASABLE:=true
 RETAIN_ORIGINAL_VERSION:=true
-DEPS:=rabbitmq-server rabbitmq-erlang-client rabbitmq-gen-smtp
+DEPS:=rabbitmq-server rabbitmq-erlang-client rabbitmq-gen-smtp $(notdir $(wildcard ../rabbitmq-eiconv))
 
 WITH_BROKER_TEST_COMMANDS:=eunit:test(rabbit_email_tests,[verbose,{report,{eunit_surefire,[{dir,\"test\"}]}}])