diff --git a/net/wget/Makefile b/net/wget/Makefile
index 7f0df64ea0..9d2f094b2c 100644
--- a/net/wget/Makefile
+++ b/net/wget/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wget
 PKG_VERSION:=1.19.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ define Package/wget/Default
   SUBMENU:=File Transfer
   TITLE:=Non-interactive network downloader
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/index.html
+  PROVIDES:=wget
 endef
 
 define Package/wget/Default/description
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ $(call Package/wget/Default)
   DEPENDS+= +libopenssl +librt
   TITLE+= (with SSL support)
   VARIANT:=ssl
+  PROVIDES+=gnu-wget
 endef
 
 define Package/wget/description
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ define Package/wget-nossl
 $(call Package/wget/Default)
   TITLE+= (without SSL support)
   VARIANT:=nossl
+  PROVIDES+=gnu-wget
 endef
 
 define Package/wget-nossl/description