diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ddc89a0..f5b2377 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 
 Package: libpoe-component-sslify-perl
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${perl:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${perl:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, libnet-ssleay-perl
 Description: abstracts SSL connections for other POE components
  This component represents the standard way to handle SSL connections
- for other POE Components.
+ for other POE Components.  It allows for the creation of SSL-wrapped
+ sockets, generally used with POE::Wheel::SocketFactory, which are
+ correctly handled by the POE engine.