diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
index 3a5b479832c..91ff21fa18e 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f7f39c583fd92027bd9d06127b259aee7a5b7945c1f1fa56263811e1e7
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "\
+    ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools \
+    "
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
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