diff --git a/src/plugins/plugins.pro b/src/plugins/plugins.pro
index 6ceff9a63c2..e1371813ef1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugins.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/plugins.pro
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ plugin_bookmarks.depends += plugin_texteditor
 plugin_debugger.subdir = debugger
 plugin_debugger.depends = plugin_projectexplorer
 plugin_debugger.depends += plugin_coreplugin
+plugin_debugger.depends += plugin_cpptools
 
 plugin_fakevim.subdir = fakevim
 plugin_fakevim.depends = plugin_coreplugin