diff --git a/utils/common/BUILD.gn b/utils/common/BUILD.gn
index 6feabd76d63819fa6256062bc2cb29f0e0d038c7..37e8e1306225ca33849138a58cb76714686e90f5 100644
--- a/utils/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ ohos_shared_library("libmiscdevice_utils") {
     "hilog:libhilog",
   ]
 
+  public_external_deps = [ "ability_base:want" ]
+
   innerapi_tags = [ "platformsdk" ]
   part_name = "miscdevice"
   subsystem_name = "sensors"