2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.bb
index 7156081499..141341e341 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.bb
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ FILES:${PN} += " \
 FILES:${PN}-dev += " \
     ${datadir}/gettext \
 "
-
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "python3-core"
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
index bb662f2ec9..9579404b3e 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     --disable-emoji-dict \
     --disable-python2 \
 "
+EXTRA_OECONF:append:class-target = "\
+    --with-python=${bindir}/python3 \
+"
 
 do_configure:prepend() {
     touch ${S}/ChangeLog