diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-certifi_2022.12.7.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-certifi_2022.12.7.bb
index dca3d26811..b2e3ec125a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-certifi_2022.12.7.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-certifi_2022.12.7.bb
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "35824b4c3a97115964b408844d64aa14db1cc518f6562e8d7261699d13
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "python3-io"