diff --git a/geoserver/spatialite/defaults/main.yml b/geoserver/spatialite/defaults/main.yml
index 8c7742c9..205518d9 100644
--- a/geoserver/spatialite/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/geoserver/spatialite/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ geoserver_spatial_dpkg_requirements:
   - libgeos-c1
   - libproj0
   - proj-bin
+  - libspatialite5
 
 geoserver_spatial_db_dir: /srv/geoserver_spatialite/data