diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smbus_4.3.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smbus_4.3.bb
index ecdff3adad..a9ba24fdbc 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smbus_4.3.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smbus_4.3.bb
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/i2c-tools-${PV}"
 
 inherit setuptools3
 
+PIP_INSTALL_PACKAGE = "smbus"
+PYPA_WHEEL = "${B}/py-smbus/dist/smbus-*-*.whl"
 SETUPTOOLS_SETUP_PATH = "${S}/py-smbus"