diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.2.bb
index 6317bb9..6214c71 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.2.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require python.inc
-DEPENDS = "python-native db gdbm openssl readline sqlite3 zlib"
+DEPENDS = "python-native bzip2 db gdbm openssl readline sqlite3 zlib"
 DEPENDS_sharprom = "python-native db readline zlib gdbm openssl"
 PR = "${INC_PR}.6"