diff --git a/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-1.4.ebuild b/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-1.4.ebuild
index d00cbee96223b..8314ba0acd5e8 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-1.4.ebuild
+++ b/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-1.4.ebuild
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 
 RDEPEND="
+	=sci-libs/votca-tools-${PV}[sqlite]
 	=sci-chemistry/votca-csg-${PV}"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-9999.ebuild b/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-9999.ebuild
index d00cbee96223b..8314ba0acd5e8 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-chemistry/votca-xtp/votca-xtp-9999.ebuild
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 
 RDEPEND="
+	=sci-libs/votca-tools-${PV}[sqlite]
 	=sci-chemistry/votca-csg-${PV}"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}