diff --git a/package/python-referencing/python-referencing.mk b/package/python-referencing/python-referencing.mk
index 27d1452e913a..66d59ed8091a 100644
--- a/package/python-referencing/python-referencing.mk
+++ b/package/python-referencing/python-referencing.mk
@@ -14,4 +14,15 @@ PYTHON_REFERENCING_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-hatchling \
 	host-python-hatch-vcs
 
+HOST_PYTHON_REFERENCING_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-python-hatchling \
+	host-python-hatch-vcs
+
+# This is a runtime dependency, but we don't have the concept of
+# runtime dependencies for host packages.
+HOST_PYTHON_REFERENCING_DEPENDENCIES += \
+	host-python-attrs \
+	host-python-rpds-py
+
 $(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))