diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
index 12187424b..2d52c9ecf 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 
 Package: tdeio-locate-trinity
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, mlocate | locate
 Replaces: kio-locate-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Breaks: kio-locate-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Description: tdeio-slave for the locate command [Trinity]
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control b/ubuntu/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
index 27e628b5c..01941fe86 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 
 Package: tdeio-locate-trinity
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, mlocate | locate
 Replaces: kio-locate-kde3 (<< 4:14.0.0~), kio-locate-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Breaks: kio-locate-kde3 (<< 4:14.0.0~), kio-locate-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Description: tdeio-slave for the locate command [Trinity]