diff --git a/src/bare.lsp.in b/src/bare.lsp.in
index 105f48bf8..3c142ceb9 100644
--- a/src/bare.lsp.in
+++ b/src/bare.lsp.in
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 				       :pathname ,compiled)))))
     path))
 
-(defun build-module (name sources &key additional-files
+(defun build-module (name sources &key additional-files depends-on
                      (builtin nil) (dir "build:")
                      ((:prefix si::*init-function-prefix*) "EXT"))
   (mapc #'proclaim +ecl-optimization-settings+)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	    *module-files*)
       (push (if (equalp name "asdf")
 		(build-fake-asdf "prebuilt-asdf" static-library compiled-file-name :depends-on '("cmp"))
-		(build-fake-asdf name static-library compiled-file-name))
+		(build-fake-asdf name static-library compiled-file-name :depends-on depends-on))
 	    *module-files*)
       )))
 
diff --git a/src/compile.lsp.in b/src/compile.lsp.in
index 7b1d6a258..15e2dda59 100755
--- a/src/compile.lsp.in
+++ b/src/compile.lsp.in
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
 #+WANTS-SOCKETS
 (build-module "sb-bsd-sockets"
 	      '("ext:sockets;sb-bsd-sockets.lisp")
+              :depends-on '("sockets")
 	      :dir "build:ext;"
 	      :prefix "EXT"
 	      :builtin nil)