2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index fdb05276a6e2..221450f78bc4 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pkgbase = r-openxlsx
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = MIT
 	depends = r
+	depends = r-rcpp
 	depends = r-zip
 	optdepends = r-knitr
 	optdepends = r-testthat
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index cfcaa82d422b..069b5d35bbe3 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pkgdesc="Read, Write and Edit XLSX Files"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://cran.r-project.org/package=${_cranname}"
 license=('MIT')
-depends=('r' 'r-zip')
+depends=('r' 'r-rcpp' 'r-zip')
 
 optdepends=('r-knitr' 'r-testthat')