diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-chardet.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-chardet.inc
index c5da1e1ed..25443f870 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-chardet.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-chardet.inc
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a6f89e2100d9b6cdffcea4f398e37343"
 
 inherit pypi
 
+# setup.py of chardet needs this.
+DEPENDS += "${PYTHON_PN}-pytest-runner-native"
+
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "7dd1ba7f9c77e32351b0a0cfacf4055c"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "84ab92ed1c4d4f16916e05906b6b75a6c0fb5db821cc65e70cbd64a3e2a5eaae"