diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-requests_2.18.4.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-requests_2.18.4.bb
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+inherit setuptools
+require python-requests.inc
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-zlib"