diff --git a/templates/font-util/template b/templates/font-util/template
index 903ec8d1349..db551903ff4 100644
--- a/templates/font-util/template
+++ b/templates/font-util/template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Add_dependency full perl
 # These aren't really required, but this is to centralize the
 # requirement of dependent packages.
 #
+Add_dependency full font-alias
 Add_dependency full bdftopcf
 Add_dependency full mkfontdir
 Add_dependency full mkfontscale