diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-croniter/0001-Allow-using-newer-versions-of-trove-classifiers-and-.patch b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-croniter/0001-Allow-using-newer-versions-of-trove-classifiers-and-.patch
index a20075a76f..4ce2404683 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-croniter/0001-Allow-using-newer-versions-of-trove-classifiers-and-.patch
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-croniter/0001-Allow-using-newer-versions-of-trove-classifiers-and-.patch
@@ -1,28 +1,43 @@
 From 297d149636d063a82b33d95ab59928a88db51e4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
 Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:44:44 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] Allow using newer versions of trove-classifiers and pathspec
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow using newer versions of build dependencies
+
+The pyproject.toml pins exact (==) versions of all build-system
+requirements. When building with --no-isolation (as OE does), pip uses
+the build dependencies already present in the sysroot, which are newer
+than the pinned versions, e.g.:
+
+  ERROR Missing dependencies:
+        packaging==26.0
+        hatchling==1.29.0
+
+Relax the exact pins to >= so that the (newer) provided versions
+satisfy the requirements.
 
 Upstream-Status: Pending
 
 Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
 ---
- pyproject.toml | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ pyproject.toml | 8 ++++----
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 
 diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
 index 657cc21..d1b9ce3 100644
 --- a/pyproject.toml
 +++ b/pyproject.toml
-@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
+@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+ [build-system]
  requires = [
-     "hatchling==1.29.0",
-     "packaging==26.0",
+-    "hatchling==1.29.0",
+-    "packaging==26.0",
 -    "pathspec==1.0.4",
-+    "pathspec>=1.0.4",
-     "pluggy==1.6.0",
+-    "pluggy==1.6.0",
 -    "trove-classifiers==2026.1.14.14",
++    "hatchling>=1.29.0",
++    "packaging>=26.0",
++    "pathspec>=1.0.4",
++    "pluggy>=1.6.0",
 +    "trove-classifiers>=2026.1.14.14",
  ]
  build-backend = "hatchling.build"
- 
