diff --git a/package/python-pyzmq/python-pyzmq.mk b/package/python-pyzmq/python-pyzmq.mk
index 1d9a7d01cb..f1444b9124 100644
--- a/package/python-pyzmq/python-pyzmq.mk
+++ b/package/python-pyzmq/python-pyzmq.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PYTHON_PYZMQ_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.LESSER LICENSE.BSD
 PYTHON_PYZMQ_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_PYZMQ_BUILD_OPTS = --zmq=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 PYTHON_PYZMQ_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-python-cython \
 	host-python-packaging \
 	host-python-setuptools-scm \
 	zeromq