diff --git a/package/python-web2py/Config.in b/package/python-web2py/Config.in
index b0320574de..a0452060ba 100644
--- a/package/python-web2py/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-web2py/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_WEB2PY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SQLITE if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SQLITE if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YATL # runtime
 	help
 	  web2py is a free open source full-stack framework for rapid
 	  development of fast, scalable, secure and portable
diff --git a/package/python-web2py/python-web2py.mk b/package/python-web2py/python-web2py.mk
index 3372296bfd..07251ba53c 100644
--- a/package/python-web2py/python-web2py.mk
+++ b/package/python-web2py/python-web2py.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PYTHON_WEB2PY_SITE = $(call github,web2py,web2py,v$(PYTHON_WEB2PY_VERSION))
 PYTHON_WEB2PY_LICENSE = LGPL-3.0
 PYTHON_WEB2PY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 PYTHON_WEB2PY_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3 python3,host-python python) \
-	host-python-pydal
+	host-python-pydal host-python-yatl
 
 PYTHON_WEB2PY_EXCLUSIONS = \
 	welcome.w2p \