diff --git a/kernel/exfat-nofuse/Makefile b/kernel/exfat-nofuse/Makefile
index e87d91637e..232ddeef88 100644
--- a/kernel/exfat-nofuse/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/exfat-nofuse/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ define KernelPackage/fs-exfat
 	TITLE:=ExFAT Kernel driver
 	FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/exfat.ko
 	AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,30,exfat,1)
-	DEPENDS:=+kmod-nls-base
+	DEPENDS:=+kmod-nls-base @BUILD_PATENTED
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/fs-exfat/description