diff --git a/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf b/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
index fce5627bd9..a13881848d 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_gnome-layer = "7"
 # cause compatibility issues with other layers
 LAYERVERSION_gnome-layer = "1"
 
-LAYERDEPENDS_gnome-layer = "core openembedded-layer"
+LAYERDEPENDS_gnome-layer = "core openembedded-layer networking-layer"
 
 AVAHI_GTK_pn-avahi-ui = "gtk gtk3"