diff --git a/recipes-support/swupdate/swupdate.inc b/recipes-support/swupdate/swupdate.inc
index fa7a3f3716d0..4e805c8cb38d 100644
--- a/recipes-support/swupdate/swupdate.inc
+++ b/recipes-support/swupdate/swupdate.inc
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ python () {
     if 'CONFIG_EXT_FILESYSTEM=y\n' in features:
         depends += ' e2fsprogs'
 
+    if 'CONFIG_FWUMDATA_HANDLER=y\n' in features:
+        depends += ' libfwumdata'
+
     if mlprefix:
         deps = ' '
         rdeps = ' '