diff --git a/programming/language/rust-bindgen/pspec.xml b/programming/language/rust-bindgen/pspec.xml
index ad65502352..cdae638ba9 100644
--- a/programming/language/rust-bindgen/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/rust-bindgen/pspec.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
     <Package>
         <Name>rust-bindgen</Name>
+        <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency>rust</Dependency>
+        </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc</Path>