diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2c6093a..f451482 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # Needed (always/often) at runtime
 #  net-tools (/sbin/ifconfig /sbin/route) used in logcollect
 #  procps (/bin/ps /usr/bin/free /usr/bin/top) used in logcollect
-CDBS_DEPENDS_$(pkg) = $(call cdbs_sugar_anybranchdeps,python-sugar python-sugar-toolkit)
+CDBS_DEPENDS_$(pkg) = python, $(call cdbs_sugar_anybranchdeps,python-sugar python-sugar-toolkit)
 CDBS_DEPENDS_$(pkg) += , python-hippocanvas, python-telepathy, python-gtk2, python-cjson
 CDBS_RECOMMENDS_$(pkg) = $(call cdbs_sugar_anybranchdeps,sugar)
 CDBS_RECOMMENDS_$(pkg) +=, net-tools, procps