diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
index 84e5a0b912..fb44905798 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN}-pkgutil="${PN}-core"
 FILES_${PN}-pkgutil="${libdir}/python2.7/pkgutil.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-pprint="Python Pretty-Print Support"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-pprint="${PN}-core"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-pprint="${PN}-core ${PN}-io"
 FILES_${PN}-pprint="${libdir}/python2.7/pprint.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-profile="Python Basic Profiling Support"
diff --git a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
index 22470f963b..61a068cd51 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     m.addPackage( "${PN}-pkgutil", "Python Package Extension Utility Support", "${PN}-core",
     "pkgutil.*")
 
-    m.addPackage( "${PN}-pprint", "Python Pretty-Print Support", "${PN}-core",
+    m.addPackage( "${PN}-pprint", "Python Pretty-Print Support", "${PN}-core ${PN}-io",
     "pprint.*" )
 
     m.addPackage( "${PN}-profile", "Python Basic Profiling Support", "${PN}-core ${PN}-textutils",