diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index a79c19ee..62532e68 100755
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ build:
   number: {{ build_num }}
   skip: true  # [(py < 39) or cuda_compiler_version not in ("11.8", "12.0")]
 
+requirements:
+  host:
+    - python
+
 outputs:
   - name: cupy
     version: {{ version }}