diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lz4_4.0.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lz4_4.0.0.bb
index 42f0743bea..75472d327e 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lz4_4.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lz4_4.0.0.bb
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=6231efa4dd4811e62407314d90a57573"
 
 DEPENDS += " \
+    lz4 \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools-scm-native \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-pkgconfig-native \
 "
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "57c5dfd3b7dae833b0d2b2c1aafd7f9d0dfcab40683d183d010c67c9fd1beca3"
 
-inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
+inherit pkgconfig pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"