diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
index 91ff21fa18..64e3671e1b 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f7f39c583fd92027bd9d06127b259aee7a5b7945c1f1fa56263811e1e7
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "\
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
     ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools \
     "