diff --git a/package/bind/bind.mk b/package/bind/bind.mk
index c3149394b0..42c240a747 100644
--- a/package/bind/bind.mk
+++ b/package/bind/bind.mk
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ else
 BIND_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl=no
 endif
 
-# Used by dnssec-checkds and dnssec-coverage
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),)
+# Used by dnssec-keymgr
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PLY),y)
+BIND_DEPENDENCIES += host-python-ply
+BIND_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
+else
 BIND_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=no
 endif