diff --git a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
index 5d5b5f744d..0242f7a288 100644
--- a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
+++ b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ WPEWEBKIT_LICENSE_FILES = \
 	Source/WebCore/LICENSE-LGPL-2.1
 WPEWEBKIT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = wpewebkit
 WPEWEBKIT_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = wpe_webkit
-WPEWEBKIT_DEPENDENCIES = host-gperf host-python host-ruby \
+WPEWEBKIT_DEPENDENCIES = host-gperf host-python3 host-ruby \
 	harfbuzz cairo icu jpeg libepoxy libgcrypt libgles libsoup libtasn1 \
 	libpng libxslt openjpeg wayland-protocols webp wpebackend-fdo