diff --git a/pkgs/db-pkgs/db/info.rkt b/pkgs/db-pkgs/db/info.rkt
index cd63d065d4..76c1fc22cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/db-pkgs/db/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/db-pkgs/db/info.rkt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 (define collection 'multi)
 
 (define deps
-  '("db-lib" "db-doc" "db-test"))
+  '("db-lib" "db-doc" "db-test" "base"))
 (define implies
   '("db-lib" "db-doc" "db-test"))