diff --git a/programming/library/cbindgen/actions.py b/programming/library/cbindgen/actions.py
index 7ac320fbef..1b5a12e128 100644
--- a/programming/library/cbindgen/actions.py
+++ b/programming/library/cbindgen/actions.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
+shelltools.export("CYTHON", "/usr/bin/cython3")
+
 def setup():
    shelltools.system("cargo fetch --locked --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu")
 
diff --git a/programming/library/cbindgen/pspec.xml b/programming/library/cbindgen/pspec.xml
index 9d76b9573a..ea937c103e 100644
--- a/programming/library/cbindgen/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/cbindgen/pspec.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
             <Dependency versionFrom="1.71.0">rust</Dependency>
             <Dependency>llvm</Dependency>
             <Dependency>curl-devel</Dependency>
+            <!--test-->
+            <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>cython3</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
 <!--             <Patch level="1">test.patch</Patch> -->