diff --git a/debian-devel/control b/debian-devel/control
index ec9ba1637..f8f027d8e 100644
--- a/debian-devel/control
+++ b/debian-devel/control
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ Description: Fast, light and extensible chat client - javascript plugin
 
 Package: weechat-devel-php
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, weechat-devel-curses (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, weechat-devel-curses (= ${binary:Version}),
+ libphp7.1-embed
 Conflicts: weechat-php
 Description: Fast, light and extensible chat client - php plugin
  WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light chat client
diff --git a/debian-stable/control b/debian-stable/control
index 1fb667418..a68d181e8 100644
--- a/debian-stable/control
+++ b/debian-stable/control
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ Description: Fast, light and extensible chat client - javascript plugin
 
 Package: weechat-php
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, weechat-curses (= ${binary:Version})
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, weechat-curses (= ${binary:Version}),
+ libphp7.1-embed
 Description: Fast, light and extensible chat client - php plugin
  WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light chat client
  for many operating systems. Everything can be done with a keyboard.