diff --git a/distribution/src/installer/spark.install4j b/distribution/src/installer/spark.install4j
index 920e5d04c..93937e2a4 100644
--- a/distribution/src/installer/spark.install4j
+++ b/distribution/src/installer/spark.install4j
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ return console.askYesNo(message, true);
       </exclude>
       <jreBundle jreBundleSource="none" />
     </linuxRPM>
-    <linuxDeb name="Linux Deb Archive" id="166">
+    <linuxDeb name="Linux Deb Archive" id="166" dependencies="default-jre">
       <exclude>
         <entry location="bin/startup.bat" />
         <entry location="documentation" />