diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-yappi_0.98.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-yappi_0.98.bb
index 51308c8c27..651ce7731b 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-yappi_0.98.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-yappi_0.98.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "5f657129e1b9b952379ffbc009357d0dcdb58c50f3bfe88ffbb992e4b2
 inherit pypi setuptools
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "\
+    ${PYTHON_PN}-datetime \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-pickle \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-threading \
     "