diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/fs.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/fs.mk
index a6f808a86a6..06c609b7540 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/fs.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/fs.mk
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ define KernelPackage/fs-ntfs3
   TITLE:=Ntfs3 support
   KCONFIG:= CONFIG_NTFS3_FS CONFIG_NTFS3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/fs/ntfs3/ntfs3.ko
+  $(call AddDepends/nls)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,80,ntfs3)
 endef