diff --git a/recipes/ntstat/meta.yaml b/recipes/ntstat/meta.yaml
index 6b582ac1bf755..bb1f9f695fb10 100644
--- a/recipes/ntstat/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/ntstat/meta.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
     - meson
+    - meson-python
     - cmake
+    - python
   host:
     - python
-    - meson-python
     - llvm-openmp  # [osx]
     - libgomp      # [linux]
     - btllib >=1.7.2