diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 84d18ce1daddef1d4a9af828326b43f97c7b9b21..3de022d2491d91710ceaff7cf13044c0de6db981 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 unreleased (??)
 
-
+    [remctl] Require remctl-server package be installed before installing 
+    xinetd config (akkornel)
 
 release/004.047 (2015-06-17)
 
diff --git a/manifests/remctl.pp b/manifests/remctl.pp
index f3920926934f55ed754374cf30515c42819955ed..234953e2a65dd9606fc8367d6d0ee69276a8fc86 100644
--- a/manifests/remctl.pp
+++ b/manifests/remctl.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class base::remctl {
     description => 'Remote authenticated command server',
     cps         => '100 5',
     env         => 'PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin',
+    require     => Package['remctl-server'],
   }
 
   # Switch RH boxes to 4373