diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ntplib_0.3.3.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ntplib_0.3.3.bb
index 93df83ad3..ce2618b81 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ntplib_0.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-ntplib_0.3.3.bb
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/${SRCNAME}-${PV}"
 
 inherit setuptools3 python3native pypi
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-datetime"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-datetime ${PYTHON_PN}-io"