diff --git a/mkfs/BUILD.gn b/mkfs/BUILD.gn
index 90cc65b..5fc588e 100644
--- a/mkfs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/mkfs/BUILD.gn
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ohos_executable("mkfs.f2fs") {
 
   deps = [ "//third_party/f2fs-tools/lib:libf2fs" ]
 
-  external_deps = [ "e2fsprogs:libext2_uuid" ]
+  public_external_deps = [ "e2fsprogs:libext2_uuid" ]
 
   defines = [ "HAVE_CONFIG_H" ]