diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
index 1ad85a9ff3..1eddda91b4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@
             "${libdir}/pkgconfig"
         ],
         "rdepends": [
-            "core"
+            "core",
+            "distutils"
         ],
         "summary": "Python development package"
     },