diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pyzmq_14.7.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pyzmq_14.7.0.bb
index 0d822f567..949b7e1c4 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pyzmq_14.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pyzmq_14.7.0.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/pyzmq-${PV}"
 
 inherit setuptools pkgconfig
 
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-multiprocessing"
+
 FILES_${PN}-dbg =+ "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/zmq/backend/cython/.debug"
 
 do_compile_prepend() {