diff --git a/package/bmap-tools/Config.in.host b/package/bmap-tools/Config.in.host
index cb4d35a437..499f9d177d 100644
--- a/package/bmap-tools/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/bmap-tools/Config.in.host
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BMAP_TOOLS
 	bool "host bmap-tools"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3 # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON_SIX # runtime
 	help
 	  Tool to flash image files to block devices using the block map