diff --git a/package/python-twisted/Config.in b/package/python-twisted/Config.in
index 2d2bc30972..3254278fe9 100644
--- a/package/python-twisted/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-twisted/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TWISTED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_HYPERLINK # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ZOPE_INTERFACE # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TYPING_EXTENSIONS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB # runtime
 	help
 	  Twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
index b5540522fc..ec5ce2a31c 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor, endpoints
 from twisted.web.client import readBody  # noqa: F401
+from twisted.web import xmlrpc, server  # noqa: F401
 
 
 class F(protocol.Factory):