diff --git a/package/python-jsonschema-specifications/python-jsonschema-specifications.mk b/package/python-jsonschema-specifications/python-jsonschema-specifications.mk
index 40879898c9..653c839bb4 100644
--- a/package/python-jsonschema-specifications/python-jsonschema-specifications.mk
+++ b/package/python-jsonschema-specifications/python-jsonschema-specifications.mk
@@ -14,4 +14,14 @@ PYTHON_JSONSCHEMA_SPECIFICATIONS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-hatchling \
 	host-python-hatch-vcs
 
+HOST_PYTHON_JSONSCHEMA_SPECIFICATIONS_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-python-hatchling \
+	host-python-hatch-vcs
+
+# This is a runtime dependency, but we don't have the concept of
+# runtime dependencies for host packages.
+HOST_PYTHON_JSONSCHEMA_SPECIFICATIONS_DEPENDENCIES += \
+	host-python-referencing
+
 $(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))