diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
index 6748b70..9181da6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "The git revision control system used by the Linux kernel developers"
 SECTION = "console/utils"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
-DEPENDS = "openssl curl zlib expat"
+DEPENDS = "openssl curl zlib expat python"
 
 PROVIDES_append_virtclass-native = " git-replacement-native"