diff --git a/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk b/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
index 0678b50540..f52a104701 100644
--- a/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
+++ b/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX_PYKMS),y)
 KMSXX_CONF_OPTS += -Dpykms=enabled
+KMSXX_DEPENDENCIES += python3 python-pybind
 else
 KMSXX_CONF_OPTS += -Dpykms=disabled
 endif