diff --git a/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile b/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
index 1490767878..7feafbf253 100644
--- a/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ endef
 define Package/dmesg
 $(call Package/util-linux/Default)
   TITLE:=print or control the kernel ring buffer
+  DEPENDS:= +librt
 endef
 
 define Package/dmesg/description
@@ -438,6 +439,11 @@ define Package/cfdisk/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/cfdisk $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 
+define Package/dmesg/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/dmesg $(1)/usr/sbin/
+endef
+
 define Package/fdisk/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/fdisk $(1)/usr/sbin/