diff --git a/debian/control-modules b/debian/control-modules
index 2fd280c309..da10d55e90 100644
--- a/debian/control-modules
+++ b/debian/control-modules
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ Module: formats/mod_vlc
 Description: VLC streaming
  This module provides VLC streaming.
 Build-Depends: libvlc-dev (>= 2.0.0)
+Depends: vlc-nox
 Distro-Conflicts: squeeze
 
 ## mod/languages