diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index ff50e6afc4..92a655558e 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin.pp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
         recurse => $recurse,
         purge   => $purge,
         force   => $force,
+        require => Package['sensu'],
       }
     }
     'package':    {