diff --git a/buildenv b/buildenv
index 795f413..b8a3f56 100644
--- a/buildenv
+++ b/buildenv
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ VIM_VERSION="9.1.0869"
 export ZOPEN_BUILD_LINE="STABLE"
 export ZOPEN_CATEGORIES="editor development"
 export ZOPEN_STABLE_URL="https://github.com/vim/vim.git"
-export ZOPEN_STABLE_DEPS="git make zoslib ncurses diffutils coreutils findutils sed gawk python lua bash libdio cjson"
+export ZOPEN_STABLE_DEPS="git make zoslib ncurses diffutils coreutils findutils sed gawk check_python lua bash libdio cjson"
 export ZOPEN_STABLE_TAG="v${VIM_VERSION}"
 export ZOPEN_DEV_URL="https://github.com/vim/vim.git"
-export ZOPEN_DEV_DEPS="git make zoslib ncurses diffutils coreutils findutils sed gawk python lua bash libdio cjson"
+export ZOPEN_DEV_DEPS="git make zoslib ncurses diffutils coreutils findutils sed gawk check_python lua bash libdio cjson"
 export ZOPEN_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-features=big --with-x=no --enable-gui=no --enable-cscope --enable-terminal --enable-channel --enable-luainterp=dynamic --enable-python3interp=dynamic  --with-compiledby=\${ZOPEN_VENDOR}"
 export ZOPEN_CHECK="skip" # TODO: terminal support causes tests to hang
 #export ZOPEN_CHECK="make"