diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac61965bc1..12b77c58c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 message("Using CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE ${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE}")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "rocm-core")
 
 ## RPM package specific variables
 if(DEFINED ENV{CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE})
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 message("Using CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE}")
 
-set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "MIT")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "MIT")
 
 ## 'dist' breaks manual builds on debian systems due to empty Provides
 execute_process(COMMAND rpm --eval %{?dist}
@@ -122,8 +123,14 @@ if(PROC_RESULT EQUAL "0" AND NOT EVAL_RESULT STREQUAL "")
   string(APPEND CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE "%{?dist}")
 endif()
 set(CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "rocm-core")
 message("CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE: ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE}")
 
+if(NOT ROCM_DEP_ROCMCORE)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ",? ?rocm-core" "" CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES})
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ",? ?rocm-core" "" CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS ${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS})
+endif()
+
 include(CPack)
 
 endif()