diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/scipy/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/scipy/__init__.py
index 4406b354a..d3157347f 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/scipy/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/scipy/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ class ScipyRecipe(MesonRecipe):
     depends = ["numpy", "libopenblas", "fortran"]
     need_stl_shared = True
     meson_version = "1.5.0"
-    hostpython_prerequisites = ["numpy", "Cython>=3.0.8"]
+    hostpython_prerequisites = [
+        "numpy",
+        "Cython>=3.0.8",
+        "pybind11>=2.13.2,<3.1.0",
+    ]
     patches = ["meson.patch"]
 
     def get_recipe_meson_options(self, arch):