diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.4.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.4.0.bb
index cc23802626c..89000b79364 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_3.4.0.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI:append = " \
            file://0001-setup.py-Fix-numpy-version.patch \
           "
 
-inherit pypi setuptools3
+inherit pkgconfig pypi setuptools3
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.7.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.7.2.bb
index 4c064c3d4c4..2433a8c9d36 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.7.2.bb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://setup.py;beginline=244;endline=252;md5=3e00c41c6d04310707992b93307a224f"
 
-DEPENDS += "pkgconfig icu"
+DEPENDS += "icu"
 
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "PyICU"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "1382869b22d91cc99274f9b525fa7d9199b44d9007ff0036a09747839a01e9dc"
 
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-Fix-host-contamination-of-include-files.patch"
 
-inherit pypi setuptools3
+inherit pkgconfig pypi setuptools3
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lxml_4.6.3.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lxml_4.6.3.bb
index 241ffcfc0d7..669c2eaeeb5 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lxml_4.6.3.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lxml_4.6.3.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEPENDS += "libxml2 libxslt"
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "39b78571b3b30645ac77b95f7c69d1bffc4cf8c3b157c435a34da72e78c82468"
 
-inherit pypi setuptools3
+inherit pkgconfig pypi setuptools3
 
 # {standard input}: Assembler messages:
 # {standard input}:1488805: Error: branch out of range
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_234.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_234.bb
index 499fb370498..cbc9f44bc7a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_234.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_234.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYPI_PACKAGE = "systemd-python"
 DEPENDS += "systemd (<=234)"
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "systemd ${PYTHON_PN}-syslog ${PYTHON_PN}-logging python3-syslog"
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "systemd"
-inherit pypi features_check setuptools3
+inherit pypi features_check pkgconfig setuptools3
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "5071ea5bcb976186e92a3f5e75df221d"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "fd0e44bf70eadae45aadc292cb0a7eb5b0b6372cd1b391228047d33895db83e7"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.7.bb b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.7.bb
index 765201ca7b9..ef04024aaf5 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.7.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.7.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "\
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "69284f943982f54ded76960c92098a02"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "61cde7b096bccd69ddc75c85b17f8baed45c3687d404706d91403a319453b903"
 
-inherit pypi distutils3
+inherit pkgconfig pypi distutils3
 
 DEPENDS += "parted"