diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.12.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.12.1.bb
index a84dd28822..152d952263 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.12.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.12.1.bb
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "326d70b53d31baa61f00b8aa5f95c2fcb9621a3ee8365d770c551a13db
 
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-setup_build.py-avoid-absolute-path.patch"
 
-inherit pkgconfig pypi setuptools3
+inherit pkgconfig pypi setuptools3 cython
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
 DEPENDS = "python3-pkgconfig-native \
-           python3-cython-native \
            python3-numpy-native \
            python3-six-native \
            hdf5-native \
@@ -21,16 +20,6 @@ DEPENDS = "python3-pkgconfig-native \
            hdf5 \
           "
 
-PACKAGESPLITFUNCS =+ "fix_cythonized_sources"
-
-fix_cythonized_sources() {
-	for f in `grep -l -r -e '\/* Generated by Cython.*/$' ${PKGD}${TARGET_DBGSRC_DIR}`; do
-		if [ -e $f ]; then
-			sed -i -e 's#${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}##g' $f
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "python3-numpy \
                   python3-six \
                   python3-json \