diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
index 3c7be7edad..84e5a0b912 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN}-image="${PN}-core"
 FILES_${PN}-image="${libdir}/python2.7/colorsys.* ${libdir}/python2.7/imghdr.* ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/imageop.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/rgbimg.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-io="Python Low-Level I/O"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-io="${PN}-core ${PN}-math"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-io="${PN}-core ${PN}-math ${PN}-textutils"
 FILES_${PN}-io="${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/_io.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/_ssl.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/select.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/termios.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so ${libdir}/python2.7/pipes.* ${libdir}/python2.7/socket.* ${libdir}/python2.7/ssl.* ${libdir}/python2.7/tempfile.* ${libdir}/python2.7/StringIO.* ${libdir}/python2.7/io.* ${libdir}/python2.7/_pyio.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-json="Python JSON Support"
diff --git a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
index 6a11c89df0..22470f963b 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     m.addPackage( "${PN}-image", "Python Graphical Image Handling", "${PN}-core",
     "colorsys.* imghdr.* lib-dynload/imageop.so lib-dynload/rgbimg.so" )
 
-    m.addPackage( "${PN}-io", "Python Low-Level I/O", "${PN}-core ${PN}-math",
+    m.addPackage( "${PN}-io", "Python Low-Level I/O", "${PN}-core ${PN}-math ${PN}-textutils",
     "lib-dynload/_socket.so lib-dynload/_io.so lib-dynload/_ssl.so lib-dynload/select.so lib-dynload/termios.so lib-dynload/cStringIO.so " +
     "pipes.* socket.* ssl.* tempfile.* StringIO.* io.* _pyio.*" )