diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.10.3.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.10.3.bb
index 4e7c6f71e3..5c0f0a9eb2 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.10.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.10.3.bb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python3-config] = "${bindir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}-config
 ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python3-config] = "${bindir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}-config-${MULTILIB_SUFFIX}"
 
 
-DEPENDS = "bzip2-replacement-native libffi bzip2 openssl sqlite3 zlib virtual/libintl xz virtual/crypt util-linux-libuuid libtirpc libnsl2 autoconf-archive-native"
+DEPENDS = "bzip2-replacement-native libffi bzip2 openssl sqlite3 zlib virtual/libintl xz virtual/crypt util-linux-libuuid libtirpc libnsl2 autoconf-archive-native ncurses"
 DEPENDS:append:class-target = " python3-native"
 DEPENDS:append:class-nativesdk = " python3-native"