diff --git a/package/libevdev/libevdev.mk b/package/libevdev/libevdev.mk
index 0b5a526bab..8b243be74e 100644
--- a/package/libevdev/libevdev.mk
+++ b/package/libevdev/libevdev.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIBEVDEV_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBEVDEV_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 # Uses PKG_CHECK_MODULES() in configure.ac
-LIBEVDEV_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+LIBEVDEV_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python
 
 LIBEVDEV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES