diff --git a/Reconstruction/MVAUtils/CMakeLists.txt b/Reconstruction/MVAUtils/CMakeLists.txt
index 7774cf602d8dcfc71378f87acd9fff466491adb5..3b392df10ad2b57945adc42d884db32c433fdbd5 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/MVAUtils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Reconstruction/MVAUtils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # Declare the package name:
 atlas_subdir( MVAUtils )
 
+atlas_depends_on_subdirs(
+  PRIVATE
+  Control/CxxUtils )
+
 # External dependencies:
 find_package( ROOT COMPONENTS Tree TreePlayer TMVA XMLIO Core MathCore Hist RIO pthread )