diff --git a/Library_urelibs.mk b/Library_urelibs.mk
index 64089f382beb..9fd9b780776a 100644
--- a/Library_urelibs.mk
+++ b/Library_urelibs.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_library_objects,urelibs,\
 	$(gb_URELIBS) \
 ))
 
+# needed to generate proper deps for module-deps.pl
+$(eval $(call gb_Library_use_libraries,urelibs,\
+	$(gb_UWINAPI) \
+))
+
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_static_libraries,urelibs,\
 	findsofficepath \
 ))