diff --git a/manifests/mod/security.pp b/manifests/mod/security.pp
index 77a3c85906..80c92d755f 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/security.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/security.pp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     purge   => true,
     force   => true,
     recurse => true,
+    require => Package['httpd'],
   }
 
   file { "${modsec_dir}/activated_rules":