diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip-base.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip-base.txt
index 02d7d7265b..55d715b2b2 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip-base.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip-base.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set(CPACK_BINARY_DEB "ON")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE @CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE@)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/postinst;${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/prerm")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "perl (>= 5.0),libfile-which-perl, libc6")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "perl (>= 5.0), libfile-which-perl, libc6, file")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PROVIDES "hip-base")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_REPLACES "hip_base")
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/postinst")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/prerm")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "perl >= 5.0,perl-File-Which")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "perl >= 5.0, perl-File-Which, file")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_OBSOLETES "hip_base")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS "hip_base")
 set(CPACK_BINARY_RPM "ON")