diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 68ac08b..000a7fe 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@
 endif
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).REQUIRED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).REQUIRED) $(my_required_modules))
+ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EXPLICITLY_REQUIRED := \
+    $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EXPLICITLY_REQUIRED)\
+        $(my_required_modules))
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS) $(event_log_tags)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MAKEFILE := \
diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/package-modules.mk b/core/tasks/tools/package-modules.mk
index 24a7608..ef49d90 100644
--- a/core/tasks/tools/package-modules.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/package-modules.mk
@@ -14,10 +14,20 @@
 my_copy_pairs :=
 my_pickup_files :=
 
+# Iterate over the modules and include their direct dependencies stated in the
+# LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES.
+my_modules_and_deps := $(my_modules)
+$(foreach m,$(my_modules),\
+  $(eval _explicitly_required := \
+    $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).EXPLICITLY_REQUIRED)\
+    $(ALL_MODULES.$(m)$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX).EXPLICITLY_REQUIRED)))\
+  $(eval my_modules_and_deps += $(_explicitly_required))\
+)
+
 # Iterate over modules' built files and installed files;
 # Calculate the dest files in the output zip file.
 
-$(foreach m,$(my_modules),\
+$(foreach m,$(my_modules_and_deps),\
   $(eval _pickup_files := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).PICKUP_FILES)\
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(m)$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX).PICKUP_FILES)))\
   $(eval _built_files := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).BUILT_INSTALLED)\