diff --git a/audio/xfce4-mixer/Makefile b/audio/xfce4-mixer/Makefile
index ec58c6b7aeac..92131ef8fae2 100644
--- a/audio/xfce4-mixer/Makefile
+++ b/audio/xfce4-mixer/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	xfce4util.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libxfce4util \
 		xfcegui4.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libxfce4gui \
 		xml2.5:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2 \
 		startup-notification-1.0:${PORTSDIR}/x11/startup-notification
+RUN_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
 
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
diff --git a/games/xfce4-toys/Makefile b/games/xfce4-toys/Makefile
index 64ee8f50281d..253b3c53d5f1 100644
--- a/games/xfce4-toys/Makefile
+++ b/games/xfce4-toys/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
 LIB_DEPENDS=	xfcegui4.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libxfce4gui \
 		xml2.5:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2 \
 		startup-notification-1.0:${PORTSDIR}/x11/startup-notification
+RUN_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
 
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
diff --git a/misc/xfce4-panel-themes/Makefile b/misc/xfce4-panel-themes/Makefile
index 2484c1a0fc0d..b3463c53f319 100644
--- a/misc/xfce4-panel-themes/Makefile
+++ b/misc/xfce4-panel-themes/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ COMMENT=	Icon themes for the XFce 4 panel
 LIB_DEPENDS=	xfce4util.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libxfce4util \
 		xfcegui4.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libxfce4gui
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
+RUN_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
 
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/x11-wm/xfce4-systray/Makefile b/x11-wm/xfce4-systray/Makefile
index 69d9dca16148..a6f1900b2a40 100644
--- a/x11-wm/xfce4-systray/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/xfce4-systray/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	xfce4util.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libxfce4util \
 		xfcegui4.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libxfce4gui \
 		xml2.5:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2 \
 		startup-notification-1.0:${PORTSDIR}/x11/startup-notification
+RUN_DEPENDS=	xfce4-panel:${PORTSDIR}/x11-wm/xfce4-panel
 
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes