diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 0e805d724..b2f82c04b 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ Executable pandoc
                  containers >= 0.1 && < 0.6,
                  HTTP >= 4000.0.5 && < 4000.3
   if flag(network-uri)
-     Build-Depends: network-uri >= 2.6 && < 2.7
+     Build-Depends: network-uri >= 2.6 && < 2.7, network >= 2.6
   else
      Build-Depends: network >= 2 && < 2.6
   Ghc-Options:   -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-K16m -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind