diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flexparser_0.4.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flexparser_0.4.bb
index c3d8fe28ac..011ba596c4 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flexparser_0.4.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flexparser_0.4.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "266d98905595be2ccc5da964fe0a2c3526fbbffdc45b65b3146d75db99
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta ptest-python-pytest
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "flexparser"
 
 PTEST_PYTEST_DIR = "flexparser/testsuite"
