diff --git a/configs/rock_pi_n8_defconfig b/configs/rock_pi_n8_defconfig
index 9c671d416e..b7135d6311 100644
--- a/configs/rock_pi_n8_defconfig
+++ b/configs/rock_pi_n8_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="https://github.com/amarula/u-boot-amarula.git"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="ba120841bf40ebaed049d64bb4f980083a1cf6b7"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="rock-pi-n8-rk3288"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB_IMG=y