diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control b/debian/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
index 27e070a69..ea2dffb78 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Package: libpolkit-tqt
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1 | polkitd
 Description: PolicyKit-tqt library
  PolicyKit is an application-level toolkit for defining and handling the policy
  that allows unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Package: libpolkit-tqt-examples
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1 | polkitd
 Description: PolicyKit-tqt library example files
  PolicyKit is an application-level toolkit for defining and handling the policy
  that allows unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes.
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
index 27e070a69..ea2dffb78 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/polkit-tqt/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Package: libpolkit-tqt
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1 | polkitd
 Description: PolicyKit-tqt library
  PolicyKit is an application-level toolkit for defining and handling the policy
  that allows unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Package: libpolkit-tqt-examples
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, policykit-1 | polkitd
 Description: PolicyKit-tqt library example files
  PolicyKit is an application-level toolkit for defining and handling the policy
  that allows unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes.