diff --git a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
index 592304a7f..ef77a6ab5 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ DEPDIRS-event_accel := accel event
 DEPDIRS-event_net := sock net event
 DEPDIRS-event_vmd := vmd conf $(JSON_LIBS) event log thread
 
-DEPDIRS-event_bdev := bdev event event_accel event_vmd
+DEPDIRS-event_bdev := bdev event event_accel event_vmd event_sock
 
 DEPDIRS-event_nbd := event nbd event_bdev
-DEPDIRS-event_nvmf := $(BDEV_DEPS_CONF_THREAD) event nvme nvmf event_bdev
+DEPDIRS-event_nvmf := $(BDEV_DEPS_CONF_THREAD) event nvme nvmf event_bdev event_sock
 DEPDIRS-event_scsi := event scsi event_bdev
 
-DEPDIRS-event_iscsi := event iscsi event_scsi
+DEPDIRS-event_iscsi := event iscsi event_scsi event_sock
 DEPDIRS-event_vhost := event vhost event_scsi
 DEPDIRS-event_sock := event
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/Makefile b/module/event/subsystems/Makefile
index e833b0dbd..a78985ec3 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/Makefile
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_VHOST) += vhost
 # the subsystem dependency tree defined within the event subsystem C files
 # themselves. Should that tree change, these dependencies should change
 # accordingly.
-DEPDIRS-bdev := accel vmd
+DEPDIRS-bdev := accel vmd sock
 DEPDIRS-iscsi := scsi
 DEPDIRS-nbd := bdev
 DEPDIRS-nvmf := bdev
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c b/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
index a7926f936..5776cf273 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_bdev = {
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_REGISTER(g_spdk_subsystem_bdev);
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(bdev, accel)
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(bdev, vmd)
+SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(bdev, sock)
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/iscsi/iscsi.c b/module/event/subsystems/iscsi/iscsi.c
index 1fa3e915c..cecefd0a5 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_iscsi = {
 
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_REGISTER(g_spdk_subsystem_iscsi);
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(iscsi, scsi)
+SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(iscsi, sock)
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
index 8227a86fd..0ffac50c6 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
@@ -473,3 +473,4 @@ static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_nvmf = {
 
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_REGISTER(g_spdk_subsystem_nvmf)
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(nvmf, bdev)
+SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_DEPEND(nvmf, sock)
diff --git a/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile b/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
index 224d5cc4d..9cdbd4664 100644
--- a/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/test/external_code/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ alone_shared_iso:
 # Shows how to compile an external application against the SPDK archives.
 alone_static:
 	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -Wl,--whole-archive -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev -lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd \
-	-lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace -lspdk_log -lspdk_json \
+	-lspdk_event_sock -lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace -lspdk_log -lspdk_json \
 	-lspdk_jsonrpc -lspdk_rpc -lspdk_sock -lspdk_notify -lspdk_vmd -lspdk_env_dpdk -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring \
 	-lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool_ring -lrte_pci -lrte_bus_pci -lrte_kvargs -lrte_vhost -lrte_net -lrte_hash \
 	-lrte_cryptodev -Wl,--no-whole-archive -lnuma -luuid -lpthread -ldl -lrt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ alone_static:
 # Shows how to compile and external bdev and application sgainst the SPDK archives.
 bdev_static:
 	$(CC) $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -L../passthru -o hello_bdev ./hello_bdev.c -Wl,--whole-archive -lpassthru_external -lspdk_bdev_malloc -lspdk_event_bdev \
-	-lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd -lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace \
+	-lspdk_event_accel -lspdk_event_vmd -lspdk_event_sock -lspdk_bdev -lspdk_accel -lspdk_event -lspdk_thread -lspdk_util -lspdk_conf -lspdk_trace \
 	-lspdk_log -lspdk_json -lspdk_jsonrpc -lspdk_rpc -lspdk_sock -lspdk_notify -lspdk_vmd -lspdk_env_dpdk -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool \
 	-lrte_ring -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool_ring -lrte_pci -lrte_bus_pci -lrte_kvargs -lrte_vhost -lrte_net -lrte_hash -lrte_cryptodev \
 	-Wl,--no-whole-archive -lnuma -luuid -lpthread -ldl -lrt