diff --git a/package/mono/mono.mk b/package/mono/mono.mk
index df3481a498..27f7886224 100644
--- a/package/mono/mono.mk
+++ b/package/mono/mono.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ HOST_MONO_CONF_OPTS = $(MONO_COMMON_CONF_OPTS) --disable-libraries
 # ensure monolite is used
 HOST_MONO_MAKE_OPTS += EXTERNAL_MCS=false
 
-HOST_MONO_DEPENDENCIES = host-monolite host-gettext
+HOST_MONO_DEPENDENCIES = host-monolite host-gettext host-python3
 
 define HOST_MONO_SETUP_MONOLITE
 	rm -rf $(@D)/mcs/class/lib/monolite