diff --git a/snapcraft/snapcraft.yaml.in b/snapcraft/snapcraft.yaml.in
index 767821146e..d8071e8cfe 100644
--- a/snapcraft/snapcraft.yaml.in
+++ b/snapcraft/snapcraft.yaml.in
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ parts:
            - libc-ares2
            - libatm1
            - libprotobuf-c1
+           - libdb5.3
         plugin: autotools
         source: ../frr-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz
         configflags: