diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-canopen_2.4.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-canopen_2.4.1.bb
index b0c6f9f10e..bf6d505e2d 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-canopen_2.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-canopen_2.4.1.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ DEPENDS += "python3-setuptools-scm-native"
 
 inherit python_setuptools_build_meta pypi
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 # The sdist has no git metadata for setuptools_scm to look at.
 export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = "${PV}"