diff --git a/omnibus/config/projects/chefdk.rb b/omnibus/config/projects/chefdk.rb
index 19936806d..6a5a83fa9 100644
--- a/omnibus/config/projects/chefdk.rb
+++ b/omnibus/config/projects/chefdk.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 dependency "shebang-cleanup"
 dependency "version-manifest"
 dependency "openssl-customization"
+dependency "clean-static-libs"
 
 package :rpm do
   signing_passphrase ENV['OMNIBUS_RPM_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE']