diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.cpp
index ab9060f204..28de17716e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.cpp
@@ -44,3 +44,18 @@ ResolvableFamily::RemoveResolvable(Resolvable* resolvable,
 	resolvable->SetFamily(NULL);
 	fResolvables.Remove(resolvable);
 }
+
+
+bool
+ResolvableFamily::ResolveDependency(Dependency* dependency)
+{
+	for (FamilyResolvableList::Iterator it = fResolvables.GetIterator();
+			Resolvable* resolvable = it.Next();) {
+		if (dependency->ResolvableVersionMatches(resolvable->Version())) {
+			resolvable->AddDependency(dependency);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.h
index c63c3322f8..7d0a87fcbc 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/ResolvableFamily.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public:
 									ResolvableDependencyList&
 										dependenciesToUpdate);
 
+			bool				ResolveDependency(Dependency* dependency);
+
 			const char*			Name() const;
 
 			bool				IsLastResolvable(Resolvable* resolvable) const;