diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-html2text_2024.2.26.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-html2text_2024.2.26.bb
index 6200586e9b..55f4c8b0a6 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-html2text_2024.2.26.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-html2text_2024.2.26.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ SRC_URI += " \
 	file://run-ptest \
 "
 
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "python3-html"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     python3-pytest \
     python3-unittest-automake-output \