diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pycparser.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pycparser.inc
index fe8c34d75..4913f42aa 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pycparser.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-pycparser.inc
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-target += "\
     ${PYTHON_PN}-subprocess \
+    cpp \
+    cpp-symlinks \
     "