diff --git a/package/apitrace/apitrace.mk b/package/apitrace/apitrace.mk
index f9886d33c1..e6f8a2b1c5 100644
--- a/package/apitrace/apitrace.mk
+++ b/package/apitrace/apitrace.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ APITRACE_SITE = $(call github,apitrace,apitrace,$(APITRACE_VERSION))
 APITRACE_LICENSE = MIT
 APITRACE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-APITRACE_DEPENDENCIES = host-python libpng
+APITRACE_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3 libpng
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7),y)
 APITRACE_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libX11