diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 2478a2a1e9..bb45980022 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON2),y)
-UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
+UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python host-python-setuptools
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3),y)
-UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
+UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3 host-python3-setuptools
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT),y)