diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/rpm/rpm_4.18.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/rpm/rpm_4.18.0.bb
index 8eb0ab207e..3b7d4d640a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/rpm/rpm_4.18.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/rpm/rpm_4.18.0.bb
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ PROVIDES += "python3-rpm"
 FILES:python3-rpm = "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/rpm/*"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-build = "bash perl python3-core"
+RDEPENDS:nativesdk-rpm += "nativesdk-file"
 
 PACKAGE_PREPROCESS_FUNCS += "rpm_package_preprocess"
 
