diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 4588154..7be009b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Drupal\Core\Block\BlockPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\user\UserInterface;
@@ -927,11 +928,12 @@ function _system_rebuild_module_data() {
 function _system_rebuild_module_data_ensure_required($module, &$modules) {
   if (!empty($module->info['required'])) {
     foreach ($module->info['dependencies'] as $dependant) {
-      if (!isset($modules[$dependant]->info['required'])) {
-        $modules[$dependant]->info['required'] = TRUE;
-        $modules[$dependant]->info['explanation'] = t('Dependency of required module @module', array('@module' => $module->info['name']));
+      $dependency_name = ModuleHandler::parseDependency($dependant)['name'];
+      if (!isset($modules[$dependency_name]->info['required'])) {
+        $modules[$dependency_name]->info['required'] = TRUE;
+        $modules[$dependency_name]->info['explanation'] = t('Dependency of required module @module', array('@module' => $module->info['name']));
         // Ensure any dependencies it has are required.
-        _system_rebuild_module_data_ensure_required($modules[$dependant], $modules);
+        _system_rebuild_module_data_ensure_required($modules[$dependency_name], $modules);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
index 025525c..241c3ad 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ core: 8.x
 # hook_system_info_alter() and ensuring that its dependencies also become
 # required.
 dependencies:
-  - node
+  - drupal:node (>=8.x)