diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
index 6d3a9e6c04..8e52252225 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-2.7-manifest.inc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN}-tkinter="${PN}-core"
 FILES_${PN}-tkinter="${libdir}/python2.7/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so ${libdir}/python2.7/lib-tk "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-unittest="Python Unit Testing Framework"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-unittest="${PN}-core ${PN}-stringold ${PN}-lang"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-unittest="${PN}-core ${PN}-stringold ${PN}-lang ${PN}-io ${PN}-difflib ${PN}-pprint ${PN}-shell"
 FILES_${PN}-unittest="${libdir}/python2.7/unittest/ "
 
 DESCRIPTION_${PN}-unixadmin="Python Unix Administration Support"
diff --git a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
index 124a1a42ca..6e73c48dff 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.7.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     m.addPackage( "${PN}-tkinter", "Python Tcl/Tk Bindings", "${PN}-core",
     "lib-dynload/_tkinter.so lib-tk" ) # package
 
-    m.addPackage( "${PN}-unittest", "Python Unit Testing Framework", "${PN}-core ${PN}-stringold ${PN}-lang",
+    m.addPackage( "${PN}-unittest", "Python Unit Testing Framework", "${PN}-core ${PN}-stringold ${PN}-lang ${PN}-io ${PN}-difflib ${PN}-pprint ${PN}-shell",
     "unittest/" )
 
     m.addPackage( "${PN}-unixadmin", "Python Unix Administration Support", "${PN}-core",