diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index fc3b7fa709fc..4ffcc70f8e31 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Build-Depends-Arch: bc, bison, cpio, flex,
  gcc-${host_gnu} <!pkg.${sourcename}.nokernelheaders>,
  kmod, libelf-dev:native,
  libssl-dev:native, libssl-dev <!pkg.${sourcename}.nokernelheaders>,
- rsync
+ python3:native, rsync
 Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
 
 Package: $packagename-$version