diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-mysqlclient/template b/srcpkgs/python3-mysqlclient/template
index 2bdab21f9a4..696dddf7f59 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-mysqlclient/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-mysqlclient/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-mysqlclient'
 pkgname=python3-mysqlclient
 version=1.3.14
-revision=7
+revision=8
 wrksrc="mysqlclient-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="libmariadbclient-devel python3-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel"
+depends="python3"
 short_desc="Python3 interface to MySQL/MariaDB"
 maintainer="Alin Dobre <alin.dobre@outlook.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"