diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-thrift/python3-thrift_0.24.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-thrift/python3-thrift_0.24.0.bb
index 5f2bdc6e53..911ab1ddc6 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-thrift/python3-thrift_0.24.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-thrift/python3-thrift_0.24.0.bb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9ef601c49e988475ff0e741d8e1b45feec23b48514e524341efc274191
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 # Use different filename to prevent conflicts with thrift itself
 PYPI_SRC_URI:append = ";downloadfilename=${BP}.${PYPI_PACKAGE_EXT}"