diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
index e8d199f1..7ffc1f27 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${UBOOT_GIT_URI};protocol=${UBOOT_GIT_PROTOCOL};branch=${BRANCH}"
 PV:append = "+git${SRCPV}"
 
 # u-boot needs devtree compiler to parse dts files
-DEPENDS += "dtc-native bc-native lzop-native flex-native bison-native"
+DEPENDS += "dtc-native bc-native lzop-native flex-native bison-native python3-setuptools-native"
 
 DM_FIRMWARE = "ipc_echo_testb_mcu1_0_release_strip.xer5f"