diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-exhale/python3-exhale_0.3.7.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-exhale/python3-exhale_0.3.7.bb
index e0e30763d4..01c5566e0d 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-exhale/python3-exhale_0.3.7.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-exhale/python3-exhale_0.3.7.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "752a96d0a59456511d933311d4a81f642cd668296eacd2561905727d5e
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
+
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "exhale"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "\