diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_4.0.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_4.0.0.bb
index 9e36264d62..a272e25bda 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_4.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_4.0.0.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 SUMMARY = "Filesystem events monitoring"
-DEPENDS = "python3-argh"
 
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
@@ -8,11 +7,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "e3e7065cbdabe6183ab82199d7a4f6b3ba0a438c5a512a68559846ccb7
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
-    python3-argh \
-    python3-pathtools3 \
-    python3-pyyaml \
-    python3-requests \
-"
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "watchmedo"
+PACKAGECONFIG[watchmedo] = ",,,python3-pyyaml"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"