diff --git a/nfs-utils.changes b/nfs-utils.changes
index 9986cce..70e1184 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.changes
+++ b/nfs-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 17 23:55:27 UTC 2012 - nfbrown@suse.com
+
+- Add dependency on "netcfg" to ensure /etc/services
+  is present (bnc#779851)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 27 02:10:53 UTC 2012 - nfbrown@suse.com
 
diff --git a/nfs-utils.spec b/nfs-utils.spec
index 282d103..9f0a7da 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.spec
+++ b/nfs-utils.spec
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Authors:
 Summary:        Support Utilities for NFS
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/NFS
 Obsoletes:      nfs-utils < 1.1.0
+Requires:       netcfg
 Requires:       rpcbind
 PreReq:         %fillup_prereq %insserv_prereq
 PreReq:         permissions sysvinit(portmap) sysvinit(network)
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Group:          Productivity/Networking/NFS
 Provides:       nfs-utils = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      nfs-utils < 1.1.0
 Conflicts:      nfs-server
+Requires:       netcfg
 Requires:       nfs-client = %{version}
 Requires:       rpcbind
 PreReq:         %fillup_prereq %insserv_prereq