diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyaudio_0.2.14.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyaudio_0.2.14.bb
index 0e2810ae74..4a80f66fd8 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyaudio_0.2.14.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyaudio_0.2.14.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "78dfff3879b4994d1f4fc6485646a57755c6ee3c19647a491f790a0895
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-Remove-absolute-paths-into-build-machine-system-dirs.patch"
 
 DEPENDS += "portaudio-v19"