diff --git a/package/python-daemon/Config.in b/package/python-daemon/Config.in
index 8b6dcc05ed..21f4407452 100644
--- a/package/python-daemon/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-daemon/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DAEMON
 	bool "python-daemon"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DOCUTILS # runtime
 	help
 	  Library to implement a well-behaved Unix daemon process.
 
diff --git a/package/python-daemon/python-daemon.mk b/package/python-daemon/python-daemon.mk
index e85be9a97a..648d549ca8 100644
--- a/package/python-daemon/python-daemon.mk
+++ b/package/python-daemon/python-daemon.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ PYTHON_DAEMON_SITE = https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/python-daemon
 PYTHON_DAEMON_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 (library), GPLv3+ (test, build)
 PYTHON_DAEMON_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.ASF-2 LICENSE.GPL-3
 PYTHON_DAEMON_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_DAEMON_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-docutils
 
 $(eval $(python-package))