diff --git a/src/kernels/_utils.sh b/src/kernels/_utils.sh
index 560492d..7ee61d3 100644
--- a/src/kernels/_utils.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/_utils.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ update_utils_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_utils_pkgname="zfs-utils-git"
     zfs_utils_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_utils_pkgname}"
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
 
     zfs_utils_replaces='replaces=("spl-utils-common-git" "zfs-utils-common-git")'
diff --git a/src/kernels/linux-hardened.sh b/src/kernels/linux-hardened.sh
index 3eca524..d7aefd7 100644
--- a/src/kernels/linux-hardened.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/linux-hardened.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ update_linux_hardened_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_pkgname}"
     zfs_replaces='replaces=("spl-linux-hardened-git")'
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
     if have_command "update"; then
         git_check_repo
diff --git a/src/kernels/linux-lts.sh b/src/kernels/linux-lts.sh
index 020c963..cb48c9c 100644
--- a/src/kernels/linux-lts.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/linux-lts.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ update_linux_lts_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_pkgname}"
     zfs_replaces='replaces=("spl-linux-lts-git")'
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
     if have_command "update"; then
         git_check_repo
diff --git a/src/kernels/linux-vfio.sh b/src/kernels/linux-vfio.sh
index d57c1be..c10f56f 100644
--- a/src/kernels/linux-vfio.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/linux-vfio.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ update_linux_vfio_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_pkgname}"
     zfs_replaces='replaces=("spl-linux-vfio-git")'
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
     if have_command "update"; then
         git_check_repo
diff --git a/src/kernels/linux-zen.sh b/src/kernels/linux-zen.sh
index c5147bb..74612b2 100644
--- a/src/kernels/linux-zen.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/linux-zen.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ update_linux_zen_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_pkgname}"
     zfs_replaces='replaces=("spl-linux-zen-git")'
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
     if have_command "update"; then
         git_check_repo
diff --git a/src/kernels/linux.sh b/src/kernels/linux.sh
index 7bab68e..ade6b5c 100644
--- a/src/kernels/linux.sh
+++ b/src/kernels/linux.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ update_linux_git_pkgbuilds() {
     zfs_pkgbuild_path="packages/${kernel_name}/${zfs_pkgname}"
     zfs_replaces='replaces=("spl-linux-git")'
     zfs_src_hash="SKIP"
-    zfs_makedepends="\"git\""
+    zfs_makedepends="\"git\" \"python\""
     zfs_workdir="\${srcdir}/zfs"
     if have_command "update"; then
         git_check_repo