diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
index dbafa21ac..a38e945f6 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [#5050](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5050) - Fix potential failure on `0016_replicate_interfaces` schema migration from old release
 * [#5111](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5111) - Allow use of tuples when specifying ObjectVar `query_params`
 
 ---
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/migrations/0016_replicate_interfaces.py b/netbox/virtualization/migrations/0016_replicate_interfaces.py
index a9c474083..585f5b80c 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/migrations/0016_replicate_interfaces.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/migrations/0016_replicate_interfaces.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def replicate_interfaces(apps, schema_editor):
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
+        ('dcim', '0082_3569_interface_fields'),
         ('ipam', '0037_ipaddress_assignment'),
         ('virtualization', '0015_vminterface'),
     ]