diff --git a/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.3-r2.ebuild b/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.3-r2.ebuild
index 71eb511128767..0aa3c1a9d2ffc 100644
--- a/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.3-r2.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.3-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	)
 	pm-utils? ( sys-power/pm-utils )
 	gnome-shell? ( gnome-base/gnome-shell )
+	net-wireless/rfkill
 	"
 
 src_prepare() {
diff --git a/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-r1.ebuild b/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-r1.ebuild
index 5494939dff7e7..834e8119b7660 100644
--- a/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	)
 	pm-utils? ( sys-power/pm-utils )
 	gnome-shell? ( gnome-base/gnome-shell )
+	net-wireless/rfkill
 	"
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-init-sve-start.patch