diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.48.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.48.0.bb
index a94c3f8d33..96c8a8797a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.48.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.48.0.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ CVE_STATUS[CVE-2020-25657] = "fixed-version: the used version (0.46.2) contains
 
 inherit pypi siteinfo python_setuptools_build_meta
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 DEPENDS += "openssl swig-native"
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
   python3-datetime \