diff --git a/testing/dstat/APKBUILD b/testing/dstat/APKBUILD
index c0d42cd0afe..62d3ae3affa 100644
--- a/testing/dstat/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/dstat/APKBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgdesc="A versatile resource statistics tool"
 url="http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/dstat/"
 arch="noarch"
 license="GPL"
-depends=""
+depends="python"
 depends_dev="python-dev"
 makedepends="$depends_dev"
 install=""