diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-et-xmlfile_1.1.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-et-xmlfile_1.1.0.bb
index fbebf4869e..50ae7fa5e4 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-et-xmlfile_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-et-xmlfile_1.1.0.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
     python3-io \
     python3-pprint \
     python3-shell \
+    python3-xml \
 "
 
 inherit setuptools3 pypi