diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-genson_1.4.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-genson_1.4.0.bb
index 51b9c90f31..6cb4cedd9f 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-genson_1.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-genson_1.4.0.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ SRC_URI = " \
 
 inherit python_setuptools_build_meta ptest
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     python3-pytest \
     python3-core \