diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-cassandra-driver.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-cassandra-driver.inc
index 1cc1f4c494..53ebfec337 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-cassandra-driver.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-cassandra-driver.inc
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} += "\
     libevent \
 "
 
-DEPENDS_${PN} += "\
+DEPENDS += "\
     ${PYTHON_PN}-cython \
 "