diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
index 6a2b942f4..647f649f7 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define Package/python-dev
 $(call Package/python/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) development files
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+python +python-lib2to3
 endef
 
 define PyPackage/python-dev/install