diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
index 8c1f161..24fb255 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_nodejs = "6.9.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nodejs-native = "6.9.1"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-nodejs = "openssl"
+PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-libgpiod = " python3"
 
 # Should not be here but is required when parsing recipes with meta-updater layer
 OSTREE_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = "ext4.gz.u-boot"