diff --git a/pkg/compose/create.go b/pkg/compose/create.go
index 637d4c5e..e5e23e29 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/create.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/create.go
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ func prepareServicesDependsOn(p *types.Project) error {
 			dependencies = append(dependencies, spec[0])
 		}
 
+		for _, link := range service.Links {
+			dependencies = append(dependencies, strings.Split(link, ":")[0])
+		}
+
 		if len(dependencies) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}