diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/wic/wic_0.3.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/wic/wic_0.3.1.bb
index d9b4cc05c4bd..0911a2ae35d7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/wic/wic_0.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/wic/wic_0.3.1.bb
@@ -17,4 +17,27 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
     python3-misc \
     "
 
+# wic shells out to these host-side tools when it runs, so they must be
+# installed alongside it.
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
+    parted \
+    gptfdisk \
+    dosfstools \
+    mtools \
+    bmaptool \
+    grub \
+    btrfs-tools \
+    squashfs-tools \
+    e2fsprogs \
+    e2fsprogs-resize2fs \
+    util-linux \
+    tar \
+    erofs-utils \
+"
+
+# syslinux (with its isohybrid helper) is only available on x86.
+RDEPENDS:${PN}:append:x86 = " syslinux syslinux-misc"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}:append:x86-64 = " syslinux syslinux-misc"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}:append:x86-x32 = " syslinux syslinux-misc"
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"