diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pytest-cov_4.1.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pytest-cov_4.1.0.bb
index 1ff3e75cbe..3a68011f4a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pytest-cov_4.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pytest-cov_4.1.0.bb
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3904b13dfbfec47f003b8e77fd5b589cd11904a21ddf1ab38a64f204d6
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 DEPENDS += "${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools-scm-native"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "python3-coverage"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"