diff --git a/providers/general/BUILD b/providers/general/BUILD
index 0f4654f..2ac73a0 100644
--- a/providers/general/BUILD
+++ b/providers/general/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     category = "Provider",
     description = "General device southbound providers.",
     included_bundles = BUNDLES,
-    required_apps = [],
+    required_apps = ["org.onosproject.protocols.gnmi"],
     title = "General Device Provider",
     url = "http://onosproject.org",
 )