diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-mmh3_5.2.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-mmh3_5.2.1.bb
index 5d4030f46e..4d9be9a7b1 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-mmh3_5.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-mmh3_5.2.1.bb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=53366c60f8214cfc1d3622ebacd141fb"
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "bbea5b775f0ac84945191fb83f845a6fd9a21a03ea7f2e187defac7e401616ad"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"